Bill Text: NY S07682 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a commission to study how new technologies are being used by individuals, including but not limited to, stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators, to stalk, harass, abuse and continue to victimize their targets.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-06 - REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY [S07682 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07682-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7682

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 6, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to evaluate the manipu-
          lation of new technologies to commit domestic violence; and  providing
          for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. There is hereby established a temporary commission,  to  be
     2  known  as  the "commission to evaluate the manipulation of new technolo-
     3  gies to commit domestic violence", hereinafter "the commission", for the
     4  purpose of studying how new technologies are being used by  individuals,
     5  including  but  not limited to, stalkers and domestic violence perpetra-
     6  tors, to abuse, harass and victimize their targets.
     7    § 2. The commission shall consist of nine members to be  appointed  as
     8  follows:
     9    (a) five members to be appointed by the governor;
    10    (b)  one  member  to  be  appointed  by the temporary president of the
    11  senate;
    12    (c) one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    13    (d) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of  the  senate;
    14  and
    15    (e) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
    16    §  3.  (a)  The  commission shall study how new technologies are being
    17  used by individuals to stalk, harass, abuse and  continue  to  victimize
    18  their targets by studying issues including but not limited to:
    19    (i)  what  current  technologies are being used by individuals against
    20  their targets;
    21    (ii) how individuals are using such technologies  to  victimize  their
    22  targets;
    23    (iii) comparative state policies that have aided in creating a regula-
    24  tory  structure for such technologies and whether such measures would be
    25  similarly effective in this state; and
    26    (iv) the potential impact on the technology industry of any regulatory
    27  measures proposed by this study.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14197-02-0
        S. 7682                             2

     1    (b) The commission shall prepare and publish a report of its  findings
     2  and  recommendations  on  how  state  law needs to be updated to protect
     3  possible victims and current victims of stalking and  domestic  violence
     4  from the threat of such new technologies.
     5    §  4.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
     6  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
     7  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
     8    § 5. In conducting such study, the commission may conduct any hearings
     9  or take any written testimony as it deems necessary and may consult with
    10  any state or local office, agency, or department and request information
    11  from any such entity that is relevant and material to the completion  of
    12  this study and report.
    13    §  6.  The  commission shall submit a report detailing the findings of
    14  the study to the governor, the speaker of the  assembly,  the  temporary
    15  president  of  the  senate,  the  minority  leader of the senate and the
    16  minority leader of the assembly by September 1, 2021.
    17    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
    18  31,  2021 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
    19  repealed.