What is a Law New?

A law new is a new piece of legislation. It typically starts with an idea for a policy change from a senator. Then, the senator will have that idea drafted as a bill. The bill drafting process involves specialized legal training. Bills can also come from interest groups or lawyers working in State agencies.

The Governor has 10 days to sign or veto bills passed by both houses of the legislature. If the Governor doesn’t act on a bill within those 10 days, it becomes law. If the Governor vetoes a bill, the legislation goes back to the house that first passed it. That house can then vote to override the Governor’s veto and pass the bill into law.

This bill would require City agencies that suffer a security breach of private personal information to immediately notify persons whose data was involved in the breach, as well as to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and other relevant State authorities. It would also make other changes to the City’s data breach notification laws to align them with requirements under State law.

This bill would amend the rules of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to allow a license for third-party food delivery services in the City, repeal a subchapter in the City’s Administrative Code that contained existing laws regulating such services, and add requirements related to licensing and consumer protection for these services. It also would update the penalty schedule for violations relating to pedophilia, forced products, open captioning in motion picture theaters, and automated employment decision tools. Read Rule.