Big Industry Coalition Urges Gov. Hochul to Veto NY Health Privacy Bill
Many tech industry, advertising and other business groups urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to veto a health data privacy bill in a joint letter Monday.
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The state legislature could finally send the bill (S-929/A-2141) to Hochul this month, nearly a year after it quickly passed the legislature back in January. In an interview last week with Privacy Daily, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D), the measure’s author, said that she’s still discussing any changes the governor might seek to make (see 2511260029). Hochul hasn't said where she stands on the bill.
“The bill has expanded far beyond its original purpose and would impose sweeping and economy-wide consequences that will increase costs for New Yorkers and disrupt essential services relied upon every deal,” said the industry coalition, which includes Tech:NYC, Partnership for New York City, TechNet, NetChoice, the State Privacy & Security Coalition, DoorDash and Warby Parker. Multiple ad associations also signed the letter, including the Association of National Advertisers, Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Network Advertising Initiative.
Changes proposed so far, which could come in the form of chapter amendments under New York’s legislative process, haven’t addressed the coalition’s “significant concerns,” it said. "Although the legislation was originally conceived to prevent the misuse of reproductive and gender-affirming care data, it has evolved into a comprehensive and unprecedented data privacy regime unlike any in the nation."
The letter marks “the strongest pushback the bill has faced so far,” Blueprint Audiences CEO Jeremy Mittler posted Tuesday on LinkedIn.