Senate Bill S7289

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the paying of ransom in the event of a cyber-attack

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology 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-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-b, Gen Muni L

2019-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any municipal corporation or other government entity from paying ransom in the event of a cyber-attack against such municipal corporation's or government entity's critical infrastructure.

2019-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7289
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
   the paying of ransom in the event of a cyber-attack
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 70-b to read as follows:
   §  70-B. PAYMENT OF RANSOM; CYBER-ATTACK.  NO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR
 OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL PAY RANSOM IN THE EVENT OF A  CYBER-ATTACK
 AGAINST SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR SUCH GOVERNMENT ENTITY. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION THE TERM "CYBER-ATTACK" SHALL MEAN A VIRTUAL ATTACK AGAINST
 THE  CRITICAL  INFRASTRUCTURE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION
 EIGHTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, OF  A  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  OR
 OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY.
   § 2. This act shall tale effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14847-01-0



              

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