A03871 Summary:

BILL NOA03871B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04755-A
 
SPONSORRosenthal (MS)
 
COSPNSRMaisel, Jaffee, Zebrowski, Reilly, Gottfried, Cahill, John, Peralta, Kellner
 
MLTSPNSRGalef, Heastie, Koon, Pheffer, Schimel
 
Add S52-a, Civ Rts, L
 
Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur; when an employer has reasonable grounds to believe that employees are engaged in conduct which (1) violates the law, (2) violates the legal rights of the employer or the employer's employees, or (3) creates a hostile workplace environment, and electronic monitoring may produce evidence of this misconduct, the employer may conduct monitoring without giving prior written notice.
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A03871 Actions:

BILL NOA03871B
 
01/28/2009referred to labor
03/03/2009reported referred to codes
04/23/2009amend (t) and recommit to codes
04/23/2009print number 3871a
04/27/2009reported
04/30/2009advanced to third reading cal.456
05/04/2009passed assembly
05/04/2009delivered to senate
05/04/2009REFERRED TO CODES
05/12/2009SUBSTITUTED FOR S4755
05/12/20093RD READING CAL.256
07/16/2009COMMITTED TO RULES
01/06/2010DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2010RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2010ordered to third reading cal.293
06/08/2010amended on third reading 3871b
06/30/2010passed assembly
06/30/2010delivered to senate
06/30/2010REFERRED TO RULES
07/01/2010SUBSTITUTED FOR S4755A
07/01/20103RD READING CAL.417
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A03871 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/04/2009Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 143/0
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Koon
Yes
O'Mara
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Alessi
Yes
Carrozza
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Parment
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Seminerio
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peralta
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
ER
Perry
Yes
Spano
Yes
Ball
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Powell
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Barra
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Tedisco
ER
Barron
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Titone
ER
Benjamin
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Raia
Yes
Titus
ER
Bing
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tobacco
ER
Boyland
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Towns
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Bradley
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Eddington
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Burling
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
John
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Wright
Yes
Butler
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fields
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Camara
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
DATE:06/30/2010Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 81/51
Yes
Abbate
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
No
Kolb
No
Murray
No
Saladino
Yes
Alessi
No
Castelli
No
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
Nolan
No
Sayward
No
Alfano
ER
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
No
Oaks
Yes
Scarborough
No
Amedore
ER
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
Yes
Latimer
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimel
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
No
O'Mara
No
Schimminger
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
No
Bacalles
No
Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
No
Parment
ER
Scozzafava
No
Ball
ER
Cook
No
Gordon
No
Lopez PD
Yes
Paulin
No
Skartados
No
Barclay
No
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
ER
Lopez VJ
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Spano
No
Barra
No
Crespo
No
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
No
Crouch
No
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
No
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Powell
No
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
No
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
ER
Markey
No
Quinn
No
Titone
Yes
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Titus
No
Boyle
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
No
McDonough
No
Raia
No
Tobacco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Dinowitz
No
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
ER
Towns
ER
Brodsky
No
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
No
McKevitt
No
Reilich
No
Townsend
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Weinstein
No
Burling
No
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
No
Miller JM
ER
Rivera J
Yes
Weisenberg
No
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
ER
Jeffries
Yes
Miller MG
ER
Rivera N
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Wright
No
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
No
Jordan
No
Molinaro
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Zebrowski
ER
Camara
No
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
No
Fitzpatrick
ER
Kellner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A03871 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3871--B
                                                                Cal. No. 293
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, MAISEL, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, REILLY,
          GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, JOHN, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
          GALEF,  HEASTIE,  KOON,  PHEFFER, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Labor -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on

          Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported from  committee,
          advanced  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
          its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to electronic monitor-
          ing
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
     2  52-a to read as follows:
     3    § 52-a. Employers  engaged  in  electronic  monitoring;  prior  notice
     4  required.  1.  For purposes of this section, employer means any individ-
     5  ual, corporation, partnership, firm, or  association  with  a  place  of

     6  business  in  the state. It shall not include the state or any political
     7  subdivision of the state.
     8    2. (a) Any employer who monitors  or  otherwise  intercepts  telephone
     9  conversations  or  transmissions,  electronic  mail or transmissions, or
    10  internet access or usage of or by an employee by any  electronic  device
    11  or  system,  including  but  not limited to the use of a computer, tele-
    12  phone, wire, radio, or electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical
    13  systems, shall give prior written notice upon hiring  to  all  employees
    14  who  are  subject  to electronic monitoring. The notice required by this
    15  subdivision shall be in writing, in an electronic record, or in  another
    16  electronic  form  and  acknowledged by the employee either in writing or

    17  electronically. Each employer shall also post the notice  of  electronic
    18  monitoring in a conspicuous place which is readily available for viewing
    19  by its employees.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06630-07-0

        A. 3871--B                          2
 
     1    (b)  For  purposes of written notice required by paragraph (a) of this
     2  subdivision, an employee shall be advised that  any  and  all  telephone
     3  conversations  or  transmissions,  electronic  mail or transmissions, or
     4  internet access or usage of by an employee by any electronic  device  or

     5  system,  including  but not limited to the use of a computer, telephone,
     6  wire, radio or electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems
     7  may be subject to monitoring at any and all  times  and  by  any  lawful
     8  means.
     9    3.  The  attorney  general may enforce the provisions of this section.
    10  Any employer found to be in violation of this section shall  be  subject
    11  to  a  maximum  civil  penalty  of  five  hundred  dollars for the first
    12  offense, one thousand dollars for the second offense and three  thousand
    13  dollars for the third and each subsequent offense.
    14    4.  The  provisions  of this section shall not apply to processes that
    15  are designed to manage the type or volume of incoming or outgoing  elec-

    16  tronic  mail  or  telephone  voice  mail or internet usage, that are not
    17  targeted to monitor or intercept the electronic mail or telephone  voice
    18  mail  or  internet  usage  of  a  particular  individual,  and  that are
    19  performed solely for the purpose of computer system  maintenance  and/or
    20  protection.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    22  it shall have become a law.
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