---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to procurement requirements for end point device security"
description: "Directs that state agencies require that procurement of end point devices be consistent with any relevant standards, guidelines, or guidance developed as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 426"
citation: "New York A 426 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Otis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc7e76da-f292-44f3-b918-65d66726e715"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A426"
source_hash: "2650000362566758e48d86802829618c9df658c047abca6934945e0e526cc422"
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 426 (2025-2026) — Relates to procurement requirements for end point device security

Directs that state agencies require that procurement of end point devices be consistent with any relevant standards, guidelines, or guidance developed as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.

## Version chain

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

1. **A426** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A426)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Otis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** REPORTED
- **2025-01-28** RULES REPORT CAL.67
- **2025-01-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.67
- **2025-02-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-02-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-02-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2671
- **2025-02-11** 3RD READING CAL.154
- **2025-02-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-02-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-02-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-14** SIGNED CHAP.12 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc7e76da-f292-44f3-b918-65d66726e715`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).