N.Y. Senate Passes Privacy, Cellular Mapping Bills

A New York state privacy bill cleared the Senate and will go to the Assembly. Senators voted 41-19 Monday to approve S-365 by Consumer Protection Committee Chairman Kevin Thomas (D). The Assembly referred the bill to the Consumer Affairs Committee. In addition, the Senate voted 60-0 for a bill (S-6318) that would require the New York Public Service Commission to map wireless services around the state. The Senate passed both bills last year (see 2306090052). But they returned to the Senate after the Assembly didn’t take them up.