Bill Text: NY A03317 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3317

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the use or access of the TikTok application on state-issued electronic devices.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A03317 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03317-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3317

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to prohibiting the
          use or access of the TikTok application  on  state  issued  electronic
          devices

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
     2  106-c to read as follows:
     3    § 106-c. Use of certain applications prohibited. No state  agency  and
     4  no  employee  thereof  shall  download  or use the TikTok application or
     5  visit the TikTok website on government-issued devices, including  state-
     6  issued  cell phones, laptops, or devices capable of internet connectivi-
     7  ty. No person or entity who contracts with the state of New York or  any
     8  state  agency, board, bureau, authority, or commission shall download or
     9  use the TikTok application or visit the TikTok website  on  state-issued
    10  or state-leased equipment.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01112-01-3