On Feb. 14, NY LEG enacted bill adding insurance information to PII.
NY LEG issued AB 920 (SB 785) to add definition of medical information and health ins information as information types in definition of personal identifying information (PII).
Document dated Feb. 14, 2025, was received on Mar. 5, 2025, due to a fixed feed.
Legislative Changes
Add definitions for medical information and health insurance information to definition of PII in NY penal law NY LEG 40-3-K-190.77 for offenses involving identity theft.
Removed medical information and health insurance information to crimes of identity theft in third, second, and first degree because will be included in definition of PII.
Legislative History
On Jan. 8, 2025, bill introduced into Assembly; on Jan. 28, 2025, bill passed Assembly.
On Jan. 28, 2025, bill introduced into Senate; on Feb. 5, 2025, bill passed the Senate.
On Feb. 14, 2025, bill was signed into law by the governor and assigned Ch. 30.
Effectiveness
Act take effect same day S. 2376/A. 4737-B takes effect, on Mar. 21, 2025, #211999.
Regulators
NY LEG
Entity Types
CNSM; Ins
Reference
Bill A00920, S00785 Ch. 30, 2/14/2025; Citation: NY LEG 40-3-K-190.77;
