senate Bill S358A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the unauthorized installation of certain security devices on residential buildings

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 21, 2023 amended on third reading 358a
Feb 14, 2023 advanced to third reading
Feb 13, 2023 2nd report cal.
Feb 08, 2023 1st report cal.325
Jan 04, 2023 referred to consumer protection

Votes

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Feb 8, 2023 - Consumer Protection committee Vote

S358
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0
committee
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Aye
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
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Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 8, 2023

S358 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-e, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8380

S358 - Summary

Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, manager or board of directors of such property.

S358 - Sponsor Memo

S358 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    358
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   unauthorized installation of  certain security devices on  residential
   buildings

   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. UNAUTHORIZED INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES PROHIB-
 ITED. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL
 INSTALL ANY KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE ACCESS TO
 THE COMMON AREAS OF ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
 CONSENT  OF  THE MANAGER OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUCH PROPERTY. WHERE A
 KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED, ANY  INSTALLATION  OF  SUCH
 DEVICE  INCLUDING  HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SHALL BE PERFORMED BY, OR UNDER
 THE SUPERVISION OF, THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE ENTRY SYSTEM  IN  PLACE
 IN  SUCH  BUILDING, INCLUDING ANY AFFECTED OR INTERCONNECTED INTERCOM OR
 OTHER SECURITY SYSTEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01646-01-3


S358A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-e, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8380

S358A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the installation of certain security devices used to control access to common areas of a residential building without the written permission of the owners, manager or board of directors of such property.

S358A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S358A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  358--A
     Cal. No. 325
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   unauthorized  installation of  certain security devices on residential
   buildings
 
   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. UNAUTHORIZED INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES PROHIB-
 ITED.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
 INSTALL ANY KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE ACCESS TO
 THE COMMON AREAS OF ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
 CONSENT OF THE OWNER, PROPERTY MANAGER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS,  OR  AUTHOR-
 IZED  PARTY  OF  SUCH PROPERTY. WHERE A KEYLESS SECURITY DEVICE HAS BEEN
 AUTHORIZED, ANY INSTALLATION OF SUCH DEVICE SHALL BE  PERFORMED  BY,  OR
 WITH THE CONSENT OF, THE OWNER, PROPERTY MANAGER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR
 AUTHORIZED PARTY IN PLACE IN SUCH BUILDING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01646-02-3


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