Senate Bill S3607

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the security of telecommunications service centers and their assets

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3607 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §719, Exec L; add Art 37-B §807, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4698
2011-2012: S3429
2013-2014: S3122
2015-2016: S3888
2017-2018: S3672

2019-S3607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the security of telecommunications service centers and their assets.

2019-S3607 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3607
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
   relation to telecommunications service security

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to
 read as follows:
   § 719.  SECURITY REPORT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS  ASSETS.  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  DIVISION  OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, IN COOPER-
 ATION WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, SHALL PERFORM AN  INVESTIGATION
 AND, ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, SHALL ISSUE A REPORT
 TO  THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER
 OF THE ASSEMBLY, ON TELECOMMUNICATION SECURITY IN NEW YORK  STATE.  SUCH
 INVESTIGATION  AND REPORT SHALL EXAMINE THE FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS OF
 ALL CORPORATIONS WHICH OFFER OR PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, AND
 SHALL EXAMINE AND REPORT ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF  ALL  FACILITIES,
 EQUIPMENT  AND  PROCEDURES OF SUCH CORPORATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
 WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SECURITY THEREOF.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article  37-B
 to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 37-B
                    TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE SECURITY
 SECTION 807. SECURITY AT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTERS.
   §  807.  SECURITY AT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTERS.  NO CORPORATION WHICH
 OFFERS OR PROVIDES TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES SHALL  PERMIT  ACCESS  TO
 ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, OR ANY PORTION OF A FACILITY OWNED OR OPERATED
 BY  SUCH  CORPORATION,  WHERE  SUCH  HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE IS MAINTAINED,
 WHERE  SUCH  HARDWARE  OR  SOFTWARE  PROVIDES  SWITCHING,  TRANSFORMING,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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