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S 1920: Relates to the preservation of electronic mail for a period of seven years.
What S 1920 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to preserve electronic mail records for a period of seven years from their creation. This requirement applies to all employees of the state, its municipal subdivisions, and various departments, bureaus, boards, and agencies. The law is intended to ensure the preservation of electronic mail records despite any existing conflicting provisions. The new law will take effect immediately upon its enactment.
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Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 199 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1920 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the preservation of electronic mail The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 166-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 166-a. Preservation of electronic mail. Notwithstanding any incon- 4 sistent provision of law, general, special or local, any employee of the 5 state or any municipal subdivision thereof or any department, bureau, 6 board, commission, authority or any other agency or instrumentality of 7 the state or any municipal subdivision thereof shall be required to keep 8 a record of all electronic mail for a period of seven years from the 9 date of creation. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03622-01-5
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