Bill Text: NY S04968 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for identification purposes of individuals, including: publicly posting or displaying an individual's social security number; printing the social security number on any card required to access products or services; requiring the social security number to access a website; and printing an individual's number on any printed materials mailed to such individual; defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04968 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04968-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4968
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 3, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the use
          of social security numbers from being used as identification for indi-
          viduals
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
     2  50-f to read as follows:
     3    § 50-f. Prohibition on the use of social security numbers as identifi-
     4  cation. 1. No organization or governmental agency shall use an  individ-
     5  ual's  social security number in any manner for identification purposes,
     6  including:
     7    (a) publicly posting or publicly displaying in any manner an  individ-
     8  ual's social security number;
     9    (b)  printing  an  individual's  social  security  number  on any card
    10  required for the individual to access products or services  provided  by
    11  the organization or agency;
    12    (c) requiring an individual to use or transmit his or her social secu-
    13  rity number to access an internet web site; and
    14    (d)  printing  an individual's social security number on any materials
    15  that are mailed to the individual, unless state or federal law otherwise
    16  requires the social security number to be on the document to be mailed.
    17    2. For the purposes of this section:
    18    (a) "Governmental agency" means any agency or unit of  the  state  and
    19  any political subdivision thereof.
    20    (b) "Organization" shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited
    21  liability  company,  trust,  unincorporated  association, not-for-profit
    22  organization, partnership, affiliate  or  any  other  commercial  entity
    23  located or doing business in the state.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07285-01-7
        S. 4968                             2
     1    (c) "Publicly posting" or "publicly displaying" means to intentionally
     2  communicate or otherwise make available to the general public.
     3    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     4  it shall have become a law.