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Mar 09, 2020 | committee discharged and committed to internet and technology |
Jan 16, 2020 | referred to local government |
senate Bill S7289
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S7289 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Internet And Technology
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §70-b, Gen Muni L
S7289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7289 Revised 1/16/2020 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting the paying of ransom in the event of a cyber-attack PURPOSE: OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To prevent municipal corporations and government entities from paying ransom in the event of a cyber-attack against them. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the general municipal law as it relates to preventing municipal corporations and other government entities from paying ransom in the event of a cyber-attack. Section two of the bill sets the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In the U.S. in 2019, more than 100 state and municipal governments and agencies
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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