Bill Text: NY A05928 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building unless such resident affirmatively consents in writing to use of such card or device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to cities [A05928 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05928-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5928--A
                                                               Cal. No. 267
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER,
         GOTTFRIED, WRIGHT, WEPRIN, LINARES -- read once and  referred  to  the
         Committee  on  Cities  -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
         reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
         order of third reading
       AN  ACT  to  amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry
         cards which register personal identifying information
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
    2  18-e to read as follows:
    3    S 18-E. ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARDS OR DEVICES. AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARD OR
    4  DEVICE WHICH CONTAINS, REGISTERS OR RECORDS PERSONAL IDENTIFYING  INFOR-
    5  MATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR RESIDENT'S
    6  GUEST  TO  ENTER OR EXIT A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR APARTMENT UNLESS SUCH
    7  RESIDENT AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENTS IN  WRITING  TO  USE  OF  SUCH  CARD  OR
    8  DEVICE.  SUCH  CONSENT  SHALL  NOT BE A TERM OR CONDITION OF A LEASE AND
    9  SHALL NOT BE VALID UNLESS SUCH RESIDENT IS NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT SUCH
   10  CONSENT IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL AND IS NOT REQUIRED FOR OCCUPANCY. A  RESI-
   11  DENT'S  WITHHOLDING OF SUCH CONSENT SHALL NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT WHATSOEVER
   12  ON THE TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  OF  THE  RESIDENT'S  OCCUPANCY.  FOR  THE
   13  PURPOSES   OF  THIS  SECTION,  PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION  SHALL
   14  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH,  NAME,  ADDRESS,  UNIT  OR
   15  APARTMENT NUMBER, AND TIME OF ENTRANCE OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD-
   16  ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
   17    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   18  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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