Bill Text: NY S03529 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3529 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the fiduciary of a decedent to take control of certain web site accounts of the decedent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03529 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S03529-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3529
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 8, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
        AN ACT to amend the estates, powers  and  trusts  law,  in  relation  to
          authorizing the fiduciary of a decedent to take control of certain web
          site accounts of the decedent
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of section 11-1.1 of the estates, powers  and
     2  trusts  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subparagraph 23 to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (23) Unless expressly prohibited by the will or court order,  to  take
     5  control  of,  conduct, continue or terminate any account of the decedent
     6  on any social  networking  web  site,  microblogging  or  short  message
     7  service web site or email service web site.
     8    § 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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