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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1139: Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access

Passed one chamber 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

S 1139 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication for local and remote network access. Primary sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A6347.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires governmental entities to, whenever possible and feasible, consider implementing multifactor authentication for local and remote network access; requires public websites to encrypt all exchanges and to comply with privacy standards.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristen GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A6347
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.1194
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  6. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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