New York A 7611: Establishes the digital government modernization initiative and the digital government enhancements pilot program

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A07611 Summary:

BILL NOA07611 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSlater

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COSPNSRMorinello, Smullen, McDonough, Brown K, Brown E, Jensen, Manktelow, Brabenec, Hawley, DeStefano,
 Brook-Krasny, Molitor

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5 §§501 - 503, St Tech L

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Enacts the "New York State Digital Government Modernization Act"; establishes the digital government modernization initiative and the digital government enhancements pilot program.

Go to top A07611 Actions:

BILL NOA07611 

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04/01/2025referred to governmental operations

05/20/2025held for consideration in governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

Go to topA07611 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA07611 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA07611 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7611

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to establishing
 the digital government modernization initiative and the digital
 government enhancements pilot program

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York State Digital Government Modernization Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that:
 4 Modernizing the state's digital infrastructure is crucial for improving
 5 the efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness of government
 6 services. A unified digital portal can significantly reduce wait times,
 7 streamline processes, and enhance user satisfaction. Therefore, it is
 8 the intent of the legislature to establish a digital government modern-
 9 ization initiative to achieve these goals through innovation and strate-
 10 gic investment in technology.
 11 § 3. The state technology law is amended by adding a new article 5 to
 12 read as follows:
 13 ARTICLE V
 14 NEW YORK STATE DIGITAL GOVERNMENT MODERNIZATION ACT
 15 Section 501. Definitions.
 16 502. The digital government modernization initiative.
 17 503. Digital government enhancements pilot program.
 18 § 501. Definitions. For the purpose of this article:
 19 1. "Initiative" shall mean the digital government modernization initi-
 20 ative established under section five hundred two of this article.
 21 2. "Pilot program" shall mean the digital government enhancements
 22 pilot program established under section five hundred three of this arti-
 23 cle.
 24 3. "Office" means the office of information technology services.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11294-01-5

 A. 7611 2

 1 § 502. The digital government modernization initiative. 1. There is
 2 hereby established within the office the digital government moderniza-
 3 tion initiative.
 4 2. The initiative shall:
 5 (a) improve the accessibility and efficiency of online government
 6 services.
 7 (b) reduce wait times for resident inquiries and applications for
 8 governmental services.
 9 (c) ensure secure, user-friendly, and mobile-optimized digital experi-
 10 ences for governmental services.
 11 § 503. Digital government enhancements pilot program. 1. The office,
 12 through the initiative, shall conduct a two year pilot program to assess
 13 the feasibility and effectiveness of certain digital government enhance-
 14 ments.
 15 2. The pilot program shall include:
 16 (a) Department of motor vehicle services, including, but not limited
 17 to, online driver's license renewals, vehicle registrations, and permit
 18 applications.
 19 (b) Tax payments and filings, including, but not limited to, stream-
 20 lining digital payment processing for state taxes.
 21 (c) Business licensing and permits, including but not limited to,
 22 streamlini