S 1342: Establishes a commission to study and report on the potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for an open internet for New Yorkers.
A ten-member commission is established to assess the potential implementation of legislation, rules, and regulations for an open internet in New York. The commission will consist of representatives from various groups, including the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the chief information officer of the office of information technology services, and the minority leaders of both the senate and the assembly. The commission will provide a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate by January 1, 2027. The report will include an analysis of the impact of the federal Communications Commission's repeal of open internet regulations, recommendations for advancing an open internet, and legislative and regulatory proposals as deemed necessary. The act will take effect immediately and will expire and be d…
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1342 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology AN ACT in relation to establishing a commission to study and report on the potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for an open internet for New Yorkers; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. A ten-member commission is hereby established to assess the 2 potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for an 3 open internet for New Yorkers. 4 § 2. The commission shall be comprised of: 5 (a) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 6 (b) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 7 (c) two members appointed by the governor; 8 (d) two members appointed by the chief information officer of the 9 office of information technology services; 10 (e) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and 11 (f) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. 12 § 3. The commission shall provide a report to the governor, the speak- 13 er of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate on or 14 before January 1, 2027. Such report shall include: 15 (a) any impacts in the New York state internet market of the Federal 16 Communications Commission's repeal of open internet regulations; 17 (b) an analysis of potential legislation, rules and regulations to 18 advance an open internet in New York state; 19 (c) any incidences of throttling, blocking, or paid prioritization 20 that have occurred by the internet service providers serving New York 21 state; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03147-01-5S. 1342 2 1 (d) recommendations regarding the advancement of an open internet, 2 along with legislative and regulatory proposals as the commission deems 3 necessary to implement such recommendations. 4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 5 deemed repealed January 1, 2027.