Bill Commons

NY S 1961

in committee

Establishes the "secure our data act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1961 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1961 is in committee as of 2026-02-25 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 1961 about?

Establishes the "secure our data act"; relates to cybersecurity protection by state entities; requires the office of information technology services to develop standards for data protection of state entity-maintained information.

Who sponsors NY S 1961?

Kristen Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of NY S 1961.

Description

Establishes the "secure our data act"; relates to cybersecurity protection by state entities; requires the office of information technology services to develop standards for data protection of state entity-maintained information.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-25 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kristen Gonzalezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-10

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-20

    1ST REPORT CAL.1218

  4. 2025-05-21

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  5. 2025-05-22

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  6. 2025-05-28

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  7. 2025-05-28

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  8. 2025-05-28

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  10. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  11. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-18

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-18

    PRINT NUMBER 1961A

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-02-25

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Internet And Technology Vote

    2025-02-10 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes

  • Finance Vote

    2025-05-20 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • William Weber: yes

  • Floor Vote

    2025-05-28 · pass · 61-0

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

  • Internet And Technology Vote - Version: A

    2026-02-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9005not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5007not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5739

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1961?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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