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Assembly Bill A2157A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to state agency websites

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2021-A2157 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8067
2017-2018: A6658, A10839
2019-2020: A2791
2023-2024: A6972

2021-A2157 - Summary

Requires state agency websites to be mobile friendly.

2021-A2157 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2157
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. FERNANDEZ, VANEL, SOLAGES, WILLIAMS, EPSTEIN,
   DICKENS, HYNDMAN, NORRIS, ROZIC, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN, ABINAN-
   TI, STECK, REILLY, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  DAVILA,  MIKULIN,  SIMON,  THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation  to  state  agency
   websites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
 209 to read as follows:
   § 209. STATE AGENCY WEBSITES; MOBILE FRIENDLY  WEBSITES.  ALL  CURRENT
 AND  FUTURE STATE AGENCY WEBSITES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO
 OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL OFFER A MOBILE FRIENDLY FORM AND  SHALL  BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE FOR ALL MOBILE DEVICES THAT SUPPORT SUCH TECHNOLOGY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05422-01-1

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2021-A2157A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8067
2017-2018: A6658, A10839
2019-2020: A2791
2023-2024: A6972

2021-A2157A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agency websites to be mobile friendly.

2021-A2157A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2157--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. FERNANDEZ, VANEL, SOLAGES, WILLIAMS, EPSTEIN,
   DICKENS, HYNDMAN, NORRIS, ROZIC, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN, ABINAN-
   TI, STECK, REILLY, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
   A.  DAVILA,  MIKULIN,  SIMON,  THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
   on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the state technology law, in relation to state agency
   websites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
 210 to read as follows:
   §  210.  STATE  AGENCY  WEBSITES;  MOBILE FRIENDLY WEBSITES. ALL STATE
 AGENCY WEBSITES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS  ARTICLE,
 SHALL  OFFER  A MOBILE FRIENDLY FORM AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALL
 MOBILE DEVICES THAT SUPPORT SUCH TECHNOLOGY.  FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "MOBILE  FRIENDLY" SHALL MEAN, WITH RESPECT TO A WEBSITE, THAT
 SUCH WEBSITE IS CONFIGURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT SUCH WEBSITE MAY BE  NAVI-
 GATED,  VIEWED AND ACCESSED ON A SMARTPHONE, TABLET COMPUTER, OR SIMILAR
 MOBILE DEVICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05422-03-2

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