Bill Text: NY S04779 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S04779 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04779-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4779
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       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,
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10861-01-1
       S. 4779                             2
    1  BILLS  AND/OR  OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS PURSUANT TO THIS
    2  SECTION.
    3    4.  ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THAT, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
    4  SECTION, AUTHORIZES AN AGENCY TO SEND BILLS, NOTICES OR  OTHER  COMMUNI-
    5  CATIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS SECTION.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.