Assembly Actions -
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Feb 26, 2010 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A10043
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMMINGER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A10043 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7230
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- General Obligations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง5-903, Gen Ob L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A4338
2013-2014: A2146
2015-2016: A6496
2017-2018: A6191
2019-2020: A10161
2021-2022: A9131
2023-2024: A5671
2009-A10043 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10043 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to automatic renewal of contracts for electronic and life safety alarm services PURPOSE OF THE BILL: To amend the requirement that persons be given notice by certified mail of the extension of contracts for life safety and electronic alarm services where such person has received notice of renewal and paid an invoice that clearly indicates that such payment is for a contract extension and renewal. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new section 5-903 to the General Obligations law. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, notice of the automatic extension or renewal of a electronic and life safety alarm service. must be given by certified mail. This is bath costly for the alarm company and can be inconvenient for the customer if they are not available to receive the certified mail. It can result in the unintentional cancellation of an alarm monitoring/servicing contract. This bill provides that if the customer makes payment on an invoice for the renewal/extension of the contract that clearly indicates that such payment of for renewal/extension, the notice provisions of Section 5-903 shall have been deemed to be satisfied.
2009-A10043 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10043 I N A S S E M B L Y February 26, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to automatic renewal of contracts for electronic and life safety alarm services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-903 of the general obligations law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. PAYMENT BY THE PERSON RECEIVING THE SERVICE OF AN INVOICE ON A CONTRACT FOR ELECTRONIC AND LIFE SAFETY ALARM SERVICES AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT SHALL BE CONSIDERED ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE PERSON RECEIVING THE SERVICE THAT THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXTENDED OR RENEWED AND SUCH PAYMENT SHALL FULFILL THE NOTICE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH INVOICE CLEARLY INDICATES THAT PAYMENT CONSTITUTES AN EXTENSION OR RENEWAL OF SUCH CONTRACT AND PROVIDES THE TERMS OF SUCH EXTENSION OR RENEWAL. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14998-01-9
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