New York S 8641: Requires instruction in agriculture

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S08641 Summary:

BILL NOS08641A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 39-FFF §§899-ss - 899-uu, Gen Bus L

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Provides website and mobile application users the right to refuse non-essential cookies; prevents operators from making additional requests for the use of non-essential cookies.

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BILL NOS08641A

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

04/01/20261ST REPORT CAL.684

04/07/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/13/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/15/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8641A

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8641--A
 Cal. No. 684

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
 report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing
 website and mobile application users the right to refuse non-essential
 cookies

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2 39-FFF to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 39-FFF
 4 NON-ESSENTIAL COOKIES PRIVACY
 5 Section 899-ss. Definitions.
 6 899-tt. Right to refuse non-essential cookies.
 7 899-uu. Enforcement.
 8 § 899-ss. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 9 shall have the following meanings:
 10 1. "Cookie" means a small text file a web browser creates when a user
 11 visits a website or mobile application.
 12 2. "Essential cookies" means a cookie strictly necessary to maintain
 13 basic website or mobile application functionality, including but not
 14 limited to, security and network management.
 15 3. "Non-essential cookies" means a cookie not required for basic
 16 website or mobile application functionality, including, but not limited
 17 to, data analytics, marketing, and user preferences.
 18 4. "User" means a user of a website or mobile application in New York
 19 state, not acting as an operator, agent, or affiliate of the operator of
 20 such website or mobile application, or any portion thereof.
 21 5. "Operator" means any person, business, organization, or other legal
 22 entity who operates or provides a website or mobile application in which
 23 data concerning residents of New York state is collected, processed,
 24 stored, or otherwise obtained.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14240-02-6

 S. 8641--A 2

 1 6. "Consent" means an affirmative act by a user that clearly communi-
 2 cates the user's freely given, specific, and unambiguous authorization
 3 for an act or practice after having been informed, in response to a
 4 specific request from an operator.
 5 § 899-tt. Right to refuse non-essential cookies. 1. An operator shall:
 6 (a) require consent from a user to use any non-essential cookies on a
 7 website or mobile application;
 8 (b) present to the user, in a clear and conspicuous manner, without
 9 additional steps or delay, the option to refuse non-essential cookies.
 10 Such refusal option shall feature a prominent "Reject Non-Essential
 11 Cookies" selection displayed at the same level and in the same config-
 12 uration as a selection to "Accept" or otherwise consent to non-essential
 13 cookies;
 14 (c) provide the user with a continuous mechanism to refuse or disable
 15 non-essential cookies at any time; and
 16 (d) present a privacy notice, in a clear and conspicuous manner, to
 17 the user. Such privacy notice shall:
 18 (i) be clear and prominent in appearance;
 19 (ii) use concise, clear, and plain language;
 20 (iii) explain the role of essential cookies and non-essential cookies;
 21 and
 22 (iv) describe the results of a user's decision to reject non-essential
 23 cookies.
 24 2. It