---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to studying the implementation of 5G and next gen network technology in the state"
description: "Requires the office of information technology services to study and evaluate the future implementation and possible impact of 5G technology in the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 1503"
citation: "New York A 1503 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["VANEL"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bffc623b-913a-4177-a732-51a5f1a745e4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A1503"
source_hash: "29caa0fe35080ef57badb9738aebda614b7d8fd480d6aa24d702501fecd3f3aa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1503 (2019-2020) — Relates to studying the implementation of 5G and next gen network technology in the state

Requires the office of information technology services to study and evaluate the future implementation and possible impact of 5G technology in the state.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1503** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1503&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- VANEL — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-15** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** REPORTED
- **2019-06-17** RULES REPORT CAL.441
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.441
- **2019-06-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-19** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1607
- **2019-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.526
- **2019-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-16** SIGNED CHAP.653 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-16** APPROVAL MEMO.44

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bffc623b-913a-4177-a732-51a5f1a745e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).