New York A 3841: Relates to electronic financial disclosures of members and candidates of the legislature and requires creation of electronic version of disclosure statement

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A03841 Summary:

BILL NOA03841 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRStern, DeStefano, Morinello, Simon, Seawright, Colton, Brabenec, Miller, Otis, McDonough,
 Buttenschon, Walsh, Sayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §89, Pub Off L; add §§250.61 & 250.62, Pen L; add §50-h, Civ Rts L

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Prohibits the disclosure and publication of the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any active or retired judge or prosecutor.

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BILL NOA03841 

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01/30/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3841

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, STERN, DeSTEFANO, MORINELLO, SIMON,
 SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, BRABENEC, MILLER, OTIS, McDONOUGH, BUTTENSCHON,
 WALSH, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
 mental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, the penal law and the civil
 rights law, in relation to prohibiting the disclosure and publication
 of the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any active
 or retired judge or prosecutor

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

 1 Section 1. Section 89 of the public officers law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
 3 7-a. Nothing in this article shall permit the disclosure or publica-
 4 tion of the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any
 5 active or retired judge or state or local prosecutor.
 6 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 250.61 and
 7 250.62 to read as follows:
 8 § 250.61 Unlawful disclosure of the address or telephone number of any
 9 active or retired judge or prosecutor in the second degree.
 10 No person shall not knowingly, with reckless disregard for the proba-
 11 bility of exposure of another to harassment or risk of harm to life or
 12 property, disclose or post or publish on the internet the home address
 13 or unpublished home telephone number of any active or retired judge of
 14 any court of law of this state, or state, county or municipal prosecu-
 15 tor, or the spouse or child thereof.
 16 Unlawful disclosure of the address or telephone number of any active
 17 or retired judge or prosecutor in the second degree is a class A misde-
 18 meanor.
 19 § 250.62 Unlawful disclosure of the address or telephone number of any
 20 active or retired judge or prosecutor in the first degree.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07219-01-5

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 1 A person shall not knowingly, with intent to expose another to harass-
 2 ment or risk of harm to life or property, disclose, post or publish on
 3 the internet the home address or unpublished home telephone number of
 4 any active or retired judge of any court of law of this state, or state,
 5 county or municipal prosecutor, or the spouse or child thereof.
 6 Unlawful disclosure of the address or telephone number of any active
 7 or retired judge or prosecutor in the first degree is a class E felony.
 8 § 3. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 50-h to
 9 read as follows:
 10 § 50-h. Disclosure of address or telephone number of any active or
 11 retired judge or prosecutor prohibited. 1. No person, business, or asso-
 12 ciation shall disclose or post or publish on the internet the home
 13 address or unpublished home telephone number of an active or retired
 14 judge of any court of law of this state, or any active or retired state,
 15 county or municipal prosecutor, or spouse or child thereof under circum-
 16 stances in which a reasonable person would believe that providing that
 17 information would expose another to harassment or risk of harm to life
 18 or property.
 19 2. A person, business, or association that violates subdivision one of
 20 this section shall be liable to the active or retired judge or prosecu-
 21 tor, or any other person residin