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A05468 Summary:
BILL NO | A05468A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01298-A |
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SPONSOR | Gunther |
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COSPNSR | Zebrowski, Wallace, Glick, Santabarbara, Buttenschon, Otis, Sayegh |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add Art 32-A 676, Gen Bus L | |
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Relates to the use of voice recognition features on certain products. |
A05468 Actions:
BILL NO | A05468A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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03/10/2023 | referred to consumer affairs and protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2023 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2023 | amend and recommit to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2023 | print number 5468a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | rules report cal.701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | ordered to third reading rules cal.701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2023 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | ordered to third reading cal.153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2024 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2024 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2024 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
A05468 Committee Votes:
Rozic | Aye | Mikulin | Aye | ||||||
Fall | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Burgos | Aye | Blumencranz | Aye | ||||||
Gallagher | Aye | Beephan | Aye | ||||||
Rajkumar | Aye | Maher | Aye | ||||||
Forrest | Aye | ||||||||
Wallace | Aye | ||||||||
Bores | Aye | ||||||||
Lee | Aye | ||||||||
Alvarez | Aye | ||||||||
Simone | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Excused | Barclay | Nay | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Hawley | Nay | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Giglio | Nay | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Blankenbush | Nay | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Norris | Nay | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Ra | Nay | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Brabenec | Excused | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Palmesano | Nay | ||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | Reilly | Nay | ||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Dickens | Aye | ||||||||
Davila | Excused | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Mikulin | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Excused | Tannousis | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | Curran | Aye | ||||||
Weprin | Aye | Angelino | Aye | ||||||
Hevesi | Excused | Flood | Aye | ||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Carroll | Aye | ||||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
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A05468 Floor Votes:
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Flood
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chang
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ardila
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Conrad
Yes ‡
Gandolfo
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Curran
Yes
Glick
Yes
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Blankenbush
ER
Davila
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gray
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bores
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gunther
Yes ‡
McDonough
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McGowan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walker
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dilan
ER
Hevesi
Yes
McMahon
ER
Rozic
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brown E
Yes
Durso
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Miller
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Weprin
ER
Brown K
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Williams
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Norris
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Joyner
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Slater
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Flood
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ardila
Yes
Chang
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Clark
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes ‡
Conrad
Yes
Gallahan
ER
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Berger
Yes
Curran
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dais
ER
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes
Davila
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bores
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gray
Yes ‡
McDonough
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McGowan
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Braunstein
Yes ‡
Dickens
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dilan
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brown EA
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Williams
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Durso
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Norris
Yes ‡
Sillitti
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Burke
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jones
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simone
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A05468 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5468--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, ZEBROWSKI, WALLACE, GLICK, SANTABARBARA, BUTTENSCHON, OTIS, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the use of voice recognition features 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 32-A to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 32-A 4 VOICE RECOGNITION FEATURES 5 Section 676. Use of voice recognition features in products. 6 § 676. Use of voice recognition features in products. 1. For purposes 7 of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 8 (a) "Connected device" shall mean a television, video game console as 9 defined in section three hundred ninety-six-kk of this chapter, computer 10 as defined in section three hundred ninety-two-a of this chapter, 11 computer accessory as defined in section three hundred ninety-two-a of 12 this chapter, internet-capable device as defined in section five hundred 13 thirty-eight-b of this chapter, or a toy as defined in paragraph (d) of 14 this subdivision. 15 (b) "User" means a person who originally purchases, leases, or takes 16 ownership of a connected device. A person who is incidentally recorded 17 when a voice recognition feature is activated by a user shall not be 18 deemed to be a user. 19 (c) "Voice recognition feature" means the function of a connected 20 device that allows the collection, recording, storage, analysis, trans- 21 mission, interpretation, or other use of spoken words or other sounds. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03475-02-3A. 5468--A 2 1 (d) "Toy" means any product designed or intended by the manufacturer 2 to be used by children or adults for amusement or play. 3 2. (a) A person or entity shall not provide the operation of a voice 4 recognition feature within this state without prominently informing, 5 during the initial setup or installation of a connected device, either 6 the user or the person designated by the user to perform the initial 7 setup or installation of the connected device of the functions of the 8 device, that the device may be recording the user, and that the entity 9 that makes the device may be retaining these recordings. 10 (b) Any recordings collected through the operation of a voice recogni- 11 tion feature by the manufacturer of a connected device shall not be sold 12 or used for any advertising purposes. 13 (c) Any recordings collected through the operation of a voice recogni- 14 tion feature by a third party contracting with the manufacturer of a 15 connected device shall not be sold or used for any advertising purposes. 16 (d) The manufacturer of a connected device shall not be liable for 17 functionality provided by third party applications that the user chooses 18 to use or are downloaded and installed by a user. 19 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize disclosure 20 of any recordings retained by the manufacturer to any individual or 21 entity, including a law enforcement agency, or any officer, employee, or 22 agent of such agency, unless otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to 23 a judicial order. 24 4. (a) Whenever the attorney general shall believe from evidence 25 satisfactory to him or her that there is a violation of this section, he 26 or she may bring an action in the name and on behalf of the people of 27 the state of New York, in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin 28 and restrain the continuation of such violation. In such action, prelim- 29 inary relief may be granted under article sixty-three of the civil prac- 30 tice law and rules. In such action, the court may award damages for 31 actual costs or losses incurred by the consumer. Whenever the court 32 shall determine in such action that a person or business violated this 33 section, the court may impose a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand 34 five hundred dollars per violation. 35 (b) The remedies provided by this subdivision shall be in addition to 36 any other lawful remedy available. 37 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 38 it shall have become a law.