New York S 4860: Exempts certain old growth forests from taxation

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S04860 Summary:

BILL NOS04860 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08101

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5-A §§81 - 89-b, Exec L

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Establishes the New York Data Protection Act; requires government entities and contractors to disclose certain personal information collected about individuals.

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BILL NOS04860 

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02/13/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4860

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the New York
 data protection act

 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 data protection act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 5-A to read
 4 as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 5-A
 6 NEW YORK DATA PROTECTION ACT
 7 Section 81. Definitions.
 8 82. Right to request disclosure.
 9 83. Right to request deletion of personal information.
 10 84. Personal information which may be requested.
 11 85. Shared information; government entities or contractors.
 12 86. Non-shareable personal information.
 13 87. Right not to be discriminated against.
 14 88. Accessibility.
 15 89. Limitation on restrictions.
 16 89-a. Relief.
 17 89-b. Compliance guidance.
 18 § 81. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
 19 have the following meanings unless otherwise specified:
 20 1. "Aggregate personal information" shall mean information that
 21 relates to a group or category of individuals, from which individual
 22 identities have been removed, that is not linked or reasonably linkable
 23 to any individual or household, including via a device. "Aggregate

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09650-01-5

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 1 personal information" shall not mean one or more individual's records
 2 that have been de-identified.
 3 2. "Collects", "collected", or "collection" shall mean gathering,
 4 obtaining, receiving, or accessing any personal information pertaining
 5 to an individual by any means. This includes receiving information from
 6 such individual either actively or passively.
 7 3. "Contractor" means a contractor, or subcontractor of a contractor,
 8 that contracts to process information on behalf of a government entity
 9 and to which such government entity discloses an individual's personal
 10 information for a legitimate government purpose pursuant to a written
 11 contract, provided that such contract prohibits such contractor or
 12 subcontractor receiving such personal information from retaining, using,
 13 or disclosing such personal information for any purpose other than for
 14 the specific purpose of performing the services specified in such
 15 contract, or as otherwise permitted by this article, including retain-
 16 ing, using, or disclosing such personal information for a commercial
 17 purpose other than providing the services specified in the contract.
 18 4. "Deidentified" shall mean information that cannot reasonably iden-
 19 tify, relate to, describe, be capable of being associated with, or be
 20 linked, directly or indirectly, to a particular individual, provided
 21 that a government entity that uses such deidentified information:
 22 (a) has implemented technical safeguards and processes that prohibit
 23 reidentification of the individual to whom such information may pertain;
 24 (b) has implemented processes to prevent inadvertent release of
 25 deidentified information; and
 26 (c) makes no attempt to reidentify such information.
 27 5. "Designated methods for submitting requests" shall mean a mailing
 28 address, email address, internet web pa