New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A6347 — Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires government entities to use multifactor authentication for network access and encrypt public website exchanges.

This legislation mandates that governmental entities consider multifactor authentication for both local and remote network access. It also requires public websites to encrypt data exchanges and adhere to privacy standards.

Summary

Requires governmental entities to, whenever possible and feasible, consider implementing multifactor authentication for local and remote network access; requires public websites to encrypt all exchanges and to comply with privacy standards.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1194

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S1139

  5. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.144

  9. RULES REPORT CAL.144

  10. REPORTED

  11. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  12. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  13. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  14. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  15. REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does A6347 do?
Requires governmental entities to, whenever possible and feasible, consider implementing multifactor authentication for local and remote network access; requires public websites to encrypt all exchanges and to comply with privacy standards.
Who sponsors A6347?
A6347 is sponsored by Steven Otis.
What is the current status of A6347?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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