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

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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-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5928
                              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 -- 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.
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