Assembly Bill A307

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the protection of personal information by businesses

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  • 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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2015-A307 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10190
2017-2018: A5232, A7997

2015-A307 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the protection of personal information by businesses.

2015-A307 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   307

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, TITONE, COOK, ABINAN-
  TI,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  OTIS, FAHY, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the  protection
  of personal information by businesses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 899-aa of the general business  law,  as  added  by
chapter  442  of the laws of 2005, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1, para-
graph (a) of subdivision 6 and subdivision 8 as amended by  chapter  491
of  the  laws  of  2005 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 as amended by
section 6 of part N of chapter 55 of the laws of  2013,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S 899-aa. SAFEGUARDING PERSONAL INFORMATION; [Notification;] NOTIFICA-
TION,  person  without valid authorization has acquired private informa-
tion.  1. As used in this section, the following terms  shall  have  the
following meanings:
  (a)  "Personal  information"  shall  mean any information concerning a
natural person which, because of name, number, personal mark,  or  other
identifier, can be used to identify such natural person;
  (b)  "Private  information" shall mean personal information consisting
of any information in combination with any one or more of the  following
data  elements, when either the personal information or the data element
is not encrypted, or encrypted with an encryption key that has also been
acquired:
  (1) social security number;
  (2) driver's license number or non-driver identification card  number;
or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02288-01-5

              

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