New York S 6066: Relates to enacting the "hate crimes analysis and review act"

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S06066 Summary:

BILL NOS06066 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07126

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRBAILEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, PERSAUD, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §5, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L

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Enacts the "NYS net neutrality protection act"; relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; prohibits the purchase of internet services from a non-net neutral source of internet services; requires certain disclosures by internet providers.

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BILL NOS06066 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6066

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, PERSAUD, SEPULVE-
 DA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the state finance law, in
 relation to state contracts being only with internet service providers
 compliant with net neutrality

 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 "NYS Net Neutrality Protection Act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the public service law is amended
 4 by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
 5 j. To every broadband internet line which lies wholly within the state
 6 and that part within the state of New York of every broadband internet
 7 line which lies partly within and partly without the state and to the
 8 persons or corporations owning, leasing or operating any such broadband
 9 internet line.
 10 § 3. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 11 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 12 7. The commission shall require any person engaged in the provision of
 13 broadband internet access service in New York state to report to the
 14 commission, and publicly disclose annually, accurate information regard-
 15 ing the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms
 16 of its broadband internet access services sufficient for consumers to
 17 make informed choices regarding use of such services and for content,
 18 application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and main-
 19 tain internet offerings.
 20 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 165 of the state finance law is amended
 21 by adding three new paragraphs f, g and h to read as follows:
 22 f. A "net neutral source of internet services" shall mean an internet
 23 service provider who adheres to the principles of net neutrality.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10619-01-5

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 1 g. A "non-net neutral source of internet services" shall mean an
 2 internet service provider who violates any of the principles of net
 3 neutrality.
 4 h. "The principles of net neutrality" shall mean the rules and regu-
 5 lations under the open internet report and order on remand, declaratory
 6 ruling, and order by the federal communications commission released
 7 March twelfth, two thousand fifteen, GN Docket No. 14-28.
 8 § 5. Section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 9 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
 10 10. Prohibition on purchase of internet services from a non-net
 11 neutral source of internet services.
 12 a. (i) With respect to contracts described in subparagraphs (ii) and
 13 (iii) of this paragraph, and in accordance with such subparagraphs, the
 14 state and any governmental agency or political subdivision or public
 15 benefit corporation or municipality of the state shall not contract for
 16 the supply of internet services with any contractor who does not agree
 17 to stipulate to the following, if there is another contractor who will
 18 contract to supply internet services of comparable quality at a compara-
 19 ble price or cost, the contractor and any individual or legal entity in
 20 which the contrac