Bill Text: NY A03514 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


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; not applicable if all lease-holding tenants affirmatively consent to such use in writing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to cities [A03514 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03514-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3514
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 25, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER,
         PHEFFER, NOLAN, N. RIVERA, GOTTFRIED, WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
         M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
       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  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM USE AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR
    6  RESIDENT'S GUEST TO ENTER OR EXIT  A  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING  UNLESS  ALL
    7  LEASE-HOLDING  RESIDENTS  AFFIRMATIVELY  CONSENT TO SUCH USE IN WRITING.
    8  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL
    9  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH,  NAME,  ADDRESS,  UNIT  OR
   10  APARTMENT NUMBER, TIME OF ENTRANCE AND/OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD-
   11  ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00945-01-1
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