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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4746: Relates to creating a cyber security enhancement fund and restricting the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4746 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to creating a cyber security enhancement fund and restricting the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms. Primary sponsor: Michael Durso (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Creates a cyber security enhancement fund to be used for the purpose of upgrading cyber security in local governments, including but not limited to, villages, towns and cities with a population of one million or less; restricts the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms in response to ransomware attacks.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael DursoPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source