Assembly Bill A7126

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality

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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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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:
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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