senate Bill S5575B

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a notification of a security breach

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  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 25, 2019 signed chap.117
Jul 22, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 17, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.135
substituted for a5635b
referred to ways and means
returned to assembly
repassed senate
Jun 13, 2019 amended on third reading 5575b
Jun 13, 2019 vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
returned to senate
recalled from assembly
Jun 05, 2019 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 04, 2019 advanced to third reading
Jun 03, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 30, 2019 1st report cal.1094
May 20, 2019 print number 5575a
May 20, 2019 amend and recommit to consumer protection
May 16, 2019 committee discharged and committed to consumer protection
May 07, 2019 referred to internet and technology

Votes

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May 30, 2019 - Consumer Protection committee Vote

S5575A
5
0
committee
5
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 30, 2019

aye wr (2)

Co-Sponsors

S5575 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5635
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 39-F Art Head, §899-aa, add §899-bb, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6933

S5575 - Summary

Relates to notification of a security breach; includes credit and debit cards; increases civil penalties.

S5575 - Sponsor Memo

S5575 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5575

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS,  CARLUCCI  -- (at request of the Attorney
  General) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology

AN  ACT  to amend the general business law and the state technology law,
  in relation to notification of a security breach

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Hacks
and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act)".
  §  2. The article heading of article 39-F of the general business law,
as added by chapter 442 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
           NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE
                 INFORMATION; DATA SECURITY PROTECTIONS
  §  3.  Subdivisions  1,  2,  3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 899-aa of the
general business law, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 as added by chap-
ter 442 of the laws of 2005, paragraph (c) of subdivision  1,  paragraph
(a)  of subdivision 6 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 491 of the
laws of 2005 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 as amended by section  6
of  part  N  of  chapter  55 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
ing meanings:
  (a) "Personal information" shall mean  any  information  concerning  a
natural  person  which, because of name, number, personal mark, or other
identifier, can be used to identify such natural person;
  (b) "Private information" shall mean EITHER: (I) personal  information
consisting of any information in combination with any one or more of the
following data elements, when either the DATA ELEMENT OR THE COMBINATION
OF  personal information [or] PLUS the data element is not encrypted, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05343-01-9

Co-Sponsors

S5575A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5635
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 39-F Art Head, §899-aa, add §899-bb, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6933

S5575A - Summary

Relates to notification of a security breach; includes credit and debit cards; increases civil penalties.

S5575A - Sponsor Memo

S5575A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5575--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS,  CARLUCCI  -- (at request of the Attorney
  General) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed  to  the  Committee  on Internet and Technology -- committee
  discharged and said  bill  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
  Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the general business law and the state technology law,
  in relation to notification of a security breach

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Hacks
and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act)".
  §  2. The article heading of article 39-F of the general business law,
as added by chapter 442 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
           NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE
                 INFORMATION; DATA SECURITY PROTECTIONS
  §  3.  Subdivisions  1,  2,  3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 899-aa of the
general business law, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 as added by chap-
ter 442 of the laws of 2005, paragraph (c) of subdivision  1,  paragraph
(a)  of subdivision 6 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 491 of the
laws of 2005 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 as amended by section  6
of  part  N  of  chapter  55 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
ing meanings:
  (a) "Personal information" shall mean  any  information  concerning  a
natural  person  which, because of name, number, personal mark, or other
identifier, can be used to identify such natural person;
  (b) "Private information" shall mean EITHER: (I) personal  information
consisting of any information in combination with any one or more of the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Co-Sponsors

S5575B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5635
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 39-F Art Head, §899-aa, add §899-bb, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6933

S5575B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notification of a security breach; includes credit and debit cards; increases civil penalties.

S5575B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5575B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5575--B
    Cal. No. 1094

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS,  CARLUCCI,  BIAGGI  -- (at request of the
  Attorney General) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology -- commit-
  tee  discharged  and  said bill committed to the Committee on Consumer
  Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported  favorably  from
  said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
  reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
  vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the general business law and the state technology law,
  in relation to notification of a security breach

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Hacks
and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act)".
  §  2. The article heading of article 39-F of the general business law,
as added by chapter 442 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
           NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE
                 INFORMATION; DATA SECURITY PROTECTIONS
  §  3.  Subdivisions  1,  2,  3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 899-aa of the
general business law, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 as added by chap-
ter 442 of the laws of 2005, paragraph (c) of subdivision  1,  paragraph
(a)  of subdivision 6 and subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 491 of the
laws of 2005 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 as amended by section  6
of  part N of chapter 55 of the laws of 2013, are amended, subdivision 9
is renumbered subdivision 10 and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as
follows:
  1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
ing meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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