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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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