New York S 5923: Relates to extending the preferred drug program to medicaid managed care providers and health plans; repealer

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S05923 Summary:

BILL NOS05923 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 702 §§702.00 - 702.70, CP L

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Prohibits police and other governmental entities from creating fake electronic communication service accounts, or from collecting or using an individual's account information; establishes a private right of action for a violation of such provisions.

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BILL NOS05923 

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5923

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, BRISPORT, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting
 the creation of fake electronic communication service accounts and to
 prohibiting the collection and use of individuals' account information
 by law enforcement officers and other government entities

 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 "stop online police fake accounts and keep everyone safe act" or the
 3 "stop fakes act".
 4 § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 702
 5 to read as follows:
 6 ARTICLE 702
 7 DECEPTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE
 8 ACCOUNTS PROHIBITED
 9 Section 702.00 Definitions.
 10 702.10 Law enforcement creation of fake accounts prohibited.
 11 702.20 Law enforcement use of fake accounts prohibited.
 12 702.30 Third party use of fake accounts.
 13 702.40 Law enforcement collection of account information prohib-
 14 ited.
 15 702.50 Law enforcement use of account information prohibited.
 16 702.60 Fake accounts and collection of credentials; suppression
 17 of evidence.
 18 702.70 Fake accounts and collection of account information;
 19 private right of action.
 20 § 702.00 Definitions.
 21 As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
 22 meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00090-01-5

 S. 5923 2

 1 1. "Government entity" shall mean any department or agency of the
 2 state or any political subdivision thereof, or any individual acting for
 3 or on behalf of such department or agency of the state or political
 4 subdivision thereof.
 5 2. "Law enforcement officer" means any police officer, peace officer,
 6 school resource officer or prosecutor.
 7 3. "Electronic communication" means any communication sent between
 8 account holders using an electronic communication service.
 9 4. "Electronic communication information" means information related to
 10 an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication
 11 service including, but not limited to the contents, sender, recipients,
 12 or format of an electronic communication; the precise or approximate
 13 location of the sender or recipient of an electronic communication at
 14 any time during such electronic communication; the time or date such
 15 electronic communication was created, sent, or received and information
 16 pertaining to an individual or device involved in such electronic commu-
 17 nication including but not limited to an internet protocol address.
 18 "Electronic communication information" shall not include information in
 19 the public domain.
 20 5. "Electronic communication service" means a service that provides
 21 subscribers to or users of such service the ability to send or receive
 22 an electronic communication, including a service that acts as an inter-
 23 mediary in the transmission of electronic communications, or that stores
 24 electronic communication information.
 25 6. "Account" means an individual profile or account created using an
 26 electronic communication service.
 27 7. "Account information" means information used to access or identify
 28 an indi