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Senate Internet and Technology Committee advances most bills on 6-item agenda; one measure fails
Summary
At the March 5 meeting the committee considered six bills on smart-access systems, technology classifications, age verification, facial recognition, biometric surveillance and chatbot liability; most were moved out of committee or reported, one bill failed and one was sent for dual reference to Codes.
At the March 5 meeting of the Senate Internet and Technology Committee, members considered six bills on the committee agenda. Most measures were moved out of committee for further consideration; one bill failed in committee and one was sent as a dual reference to the Codes Committee.
Senate Bill 955 (Kavanaugh) would amend the Multiple Dwelling Law and Multiple Residence Law regarding smart access systems and the data they collect. The bill was moved in committee, seconded and recorded as reported to first reading; the committee recorded two opposing votes and one without recommendation during the voice vote.
Senate Bill 1338 (Parker) would amend the Public Authorities Law to add emerging-technology industrial classifications for clean environment and energy technologies. The motion carried without recorded opposition and the bill was reported to first reading.
Senate Bill 3591 (Ashby) would require age verification for certain internet websites. That bill failed in committee; the transcript records recorded opposition and the chair stated the bill failed.
Senate Bill 3699 (Sanders), the Facial Recognition Technology Act, was moved and reported to first reading after a voice vote with no recorded opposition or without-recommendation entries in the transcript.
Senate Bill 5609 (Salazar) would amend the Executive Law to prohibit law-enforcement use of biometric surveillance, establish a biometric surveillance regulation task force and include a repeal provision. The committee moved the bill; the record shows the measure is a dual reference and was recorded to the Codes Committee. The transcript noted two "without recommendation" entries, two opposing votes and one recorded "I" in the roll of responses during the voice vote.
Senate Bill 7263 (Gonzalez) would amend the General Business Law to impose liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals. The motion to move the bill was seconded; the voice vote recorded one opposed. The transcript does not include an explicit committee disposition phrase for this bill, though the motion was carried in committee and the meeting then adjourned.
The committeechair also noted a pending Supreme Court case relevant to the age-verification measure and said the state may await that decision when shaping its approach to related legislation. The meeting then moved to adjournment.
