Assembly BillIntroduced
A 7754: Requires e-mail service providers to implement a procedure to authenticate an individual's identity when such individual creates a new e-mail account.
What A 7754 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to require email service providers to implement a procedure to authenticate an individual's identity when creating a new email account. This means that email service providers must develop and implement a method to verify the identity of users before allowing them to create an account. The bill applies to email service providers doing business in the state. The new procedure must be implemented within a certain timeframe, and the bill takes effect after a specified period.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to consumer affairs and protection (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7754
- What is the current status of A 7754?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 7754 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to consumer affairs and protection".
- Did A 7754 pass?
- Not yet. A 7754 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7754, and where is it now?
- A 7754 was authored by Asm. Clyde Vanel. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Apr. 08, 2025 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 8, 2025 · 231 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7754 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring e-mail service providers to implement a procedure to authenticate an individual's identity when such individual creates an e-mail account 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 section 2 390-f to read as follows: 3 § 390-f. Identity authentication for e-mail accounts. 1. For the 4 purposes of this section "e-mail service provider" shall mean any 5 person, business or organization qualified to do business in this state 6 that provides individuals, corporations, or other entities with the 7 ability to send e-mail messages. 8 2. All e-mail service providers doing business in this state shall 9 develop and implement a procedure to authenticate an individual's iden- 10 tity when such individual creates a new e-mail account. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06066-01-5
Text of A 7754 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions