Assembly Bill A3051

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to disclosing personal information

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§92, 94, 96 & 97, Pub Off L

2023-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disclosing personal information; limits disclosures of personal information to law enforcement; expands information sharing in response to emergencies; provides for statutory damages for violations and that any information disclosed to a law enforcement agency in violation of the privacy law shall be inadmissible in a criminal or civil court, or administrative proceeding.

2023-A3051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 4044                                                  A. 3051
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers law, in relation to disclosing
   personal information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 92 of the public officers law, as added by chapter
 652 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 8 as  amended  by  section  135  of
 subpart  B  of  part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011 and the opening
 paragraph of subdivision 9 as amended by chapter  313  of  the  laws  of
 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   § 92. Definitions.  (1)  Agency.  The  term  "agency" [means any state
 board,  bureau,  committee,  commission,  council,  department,   public
 authority,  public  benefit  corporation,  division, office or any other
 governmental entity performing a governmental  or  proprietary  function
 for the state of New York, except the judiciary or the state legislature
 or  any  unit  of  local  government  and  shall  not include offices of
 district attorneys] SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (2)  Committee.  The  term  "committee"  means  the  committee on open
 government as constituted pursuant to subdivision one of section  eight-
 y-nine of this chapter.
   (3)  Data  subject.  The  term "data subject" means any natural person
 about whom personal information has been collected by an agency.
   (4) Disclose. The term "disclose" means to reveal, release,  transfer,
 disseminate  or  otherwise  communicate  personal information or records
 orally, in writing or by electronic or any other means other than to the
 data subject.
   (5) 911 SERVICES DISPATCHER. THE TERM "911 SERVICES DISPATCHER"  MEANS
 A  PERSON  WHO  RECEIVES REPORTS OF EMERGENCIES VIA A 911 SYSTEM OR E911
 
              

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