New York A 5455: Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence provide informational materials on removing an abuser's access to a smart home

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A05455 Summary:

BILL NOA05455A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08045

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §577, Exec L

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Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence provide informational materials on removing an abuser's access to a smart home and the use of other technology for harassment.

Go to top A05455 Actions:

BILL NOA05455A

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02/14/2025referred to governmental operations

04/28/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

04/28/2025print number 5455a

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

05/19/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA05455 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA05455 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05455 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5455--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
 for the prevention of domestic violence provide informational materi-
 als on the removal of accounts from smart home systems

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 577
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 577. Informational materials on harassment through smart home
 4 systems. 1. (a) In furtherance of the activities required in subdivision
 5 three of section five hundred seventy-five of this article and within
 6 amounts appropriated for such purpose, the office shall contract with an
 7 organization designated by the federal department of health and human
 8 services to coordinate statewide improvements within local communities,
 9 social services systems, and programming regarding the prevention and
 10 intervention of domestic violence in New York state to mutually develop
 11 and promote information materials, including online resources and phys-
 12 ical pamphlets for victims of domestic violence facing harassment
 13 through smart home systems.
 14 (b) Such resources shall include, but not be limited to, information
 15 on devices commonly used to harass victims, the tactics commonly used to
 16 harass victims, ways in which victims can enhance their safety with
 17 respect to harassment through smart home systems and instructions for
 18 removing an individual's access to a smart home system. Further, the
 19 contracted organization shall make recommendations on policies and
 20 priorities for reducing technology-facilitated abuse, including but not
 21 limited to, harassment through safe home systems, cyber-harassment and
 22 stalking.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06383-05-5

 A. 5455--A 2

 1 (c) For the purposes of this section, "smart home system" shall mean
 2 any electronic device or technology installed directly into the home
 3 which handles the security, climate and/or appliances in the home, that
 4 is capable of connecting to the internet, directly or indirectly, that
 5 is assigned an internet protocol address or bluetooth address, and has
 6 computer processing capabilities for collecting, sending, receiving, or
 7 analyzing data.
 8 2. The informational materials required pursuant to subdivision one of
 9 this section shall be provided by the office to domestic violence shel-
 10 ters, local social services districts, local police departments, and
 11 local childcare facilities to be distributed to potential victims of
 12 domestic violence.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary