Bill Text: NY A08050 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes an agency in a city with a population of one million or more to send notices, bills and other communications by electronic means.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A08050 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08050-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8050 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 17, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to sending notices, bills and other communications by electronic means in a city with a population of one million or more 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 2 310 to read as follows: 3 S 310. ELECTRONIC NOTICING. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF 4 THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY 5 AGENCY OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE MAY SEND ANY 6 NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION BY ELECTRONIC MEANS IF THE PERSON TO 7 WHOM THE NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION IS TO BE SENT HAS AUTHOR- 8 IZED THE AGENCY TO SEND SUCH NOTICES, BILLS AND/OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 9 BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. 10 2. IN ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THAT REQUIRES OR AUTHORIZES A 11 NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION TO BE MAILED, THE REFERENCE TO MAIL 12 SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE ELECTRONIC TRANSMITTAL OF SUCH NOTICE, BILL 13 OR OTHER COMMUNICATION TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS AUTHORIZED THE AGENCY TO 14 SEND NOTICES, BILLS AND/OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS 15 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND ANY NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION 16 SENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS TO SUCH A PERSON SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND 17 EFFECT AS ANY NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION SENT BY MAIL. 18 3. IN ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THAT REQUIRES OR AUTHORIZES A 19 NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION TO BE SENT, A REFERENCE TO THE LAST 20 KNOWN ADDRESS SHALL BE DEEMED TO REFER TO THE LAST KNOWN ELECTRONIC 21 MAILING ADDRESS OF ANY PERSON WHO HAS AUTHORIZED THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE 22 FOR SENDING THE NOTICE, BILL OR OTHER COMMUNICATION TO SEND NOTICES, 23 BILLS AND/OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO THIS 24 SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07376-01-3 A. 8050 2 1 4. ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THAT, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 2 SECTION, AUTHORIZES AN AGENCY TO SEND BILLS, NOTICES OR OTHER COMMUNI- 3 CATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS SECTION. 4 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.