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Assembly Bill A7126
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BICHOTTE HERMELYN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William Colton
Alicia Hyndman
Charles Lavine
Andrew Hevesi
2025-A7126 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6066
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
A9057, S7175
2019-2020: A138, S4368
2021-2022: A1239, S4666
2023-2024: A4594, S7915
2025-A7126 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "NYS net neutrality protection act"; relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; prohibits the purchase of internet services from a non-net neutral source of internet services; requires certain disclosures by internet providers.
2025-A7126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7126 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COLTON, HYNDMAN, LAVINE, HEVE- SI, SIMON, BRONSON, PEOPLES-STOKES, HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law and the state finance law, in relation to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NYS Net Neutrality Protection Act". § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows: J. TO EVERY BROADBAND INTERNET LINE WHICH LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE AND THAT PART WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF EVERY BROADBAND INTERNET LINE WHICH LIES PARTLY WITHIN AND PARTLY WITHOUT THE STATE AND TO THE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS OWNING, LEASING OR OPERATING ANY SUCH BROADBAND INTERNET LINE. § 3. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION, AND PUBLICLY DISCLOSE ANNUALLY, ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARD- ING THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMERCIAL TERMS OF ITS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES SUFFICIENT FOR CONSUMERS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES REGARDING USE OF SUCH SERVICES AND FOR CONTENT, APPLICATION, SERVICE, AND DEVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP, MARKET, AND MAIN- TAIN INTERNET OFFERINGS. § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding three new paragraphs f, g and h to read as follows: F. A "NET NEUTRAL SOURCE OF INTERNET SERVICES" SHALL MEAN AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER WHO ADHERES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF NET NEUTRALITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10619-01-5
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