Senate Bill S4114

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of automated purchasing software to buy large quantities of goods for the purpose of retail resale

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Current 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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2023-S4114 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-e, Gen Bus L; amd §94-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7530
2019-2020: S2628
2021-2022: S4913

2023-S4114 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of automated purchasing software to buy large quantities of goods for the purpose of retail resale of such goods.

2023-S4114 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4114 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4114
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  executive  law,  in
   relation to automated purchasing software
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 390-e to read as follows:
   §  390-E.  AUTOMATED  PURCHASING  SOFTWARE;  PROHIBITED.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTOMATED PURCHASING SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN  ANY  MACHINE,  DEVICE,
 COMPUTER  PROGRAM  OR  COMPUTER  SOFTWARE THAT, ON ITS OWN OR WITH HUMAN
 ASSISTANCE, BYPASSES SECURITY MEASURES OR ACCESS CONTROL  SYSTEMS  ON  A
 RETAIL  GOODS  PURCHASING  PLATFORM,  OR OTHER CONTROLS OR MEASURES ON A
 RETAIL GOODS PURCHASING PLATFORM, THAT ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING A LIMIT ON
 THE NUMBER OF ANY SPECIFIC ITEM OF  GOODS  THAT  CAN  BE  PURCHASED,  TO
 PURCHASE ANY SPECIFIC ITEM OF GOODS.
   (B)  "RETAIL  GOODS  PURCHASING  PLATFORM"  SHALL  MEAN A RETAIL GOODS
 PURCHASING WEBSITE, APPLICATION, PHONE SYSTEM, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY PLAT-
 FORM USED TO SELL GOODS.
   2. (A) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER
 ENTITY TO UTILIZE AUTOMATED PURCHASING SOFTWARE TO PURCHASE GOODS.
   (B) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR  OTHER
 ENTITY  TO  KNOWINGLY  RESELL  OR OFFER TO RESELL ANY ITEM OF GOODS THAT
 SUCH PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY KNOWS WAS OBTAINED  USING
 AUTOMATED PURCHASING SOFTWARE.
   3.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  WHO KNOWINGLY
 UTILIZES AUTOMATED PURCHASING SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO PURCHASE ANY ITEM  OF
 GOODS  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT OF NO LESS THAN
 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND NO MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08469-01-3
              

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