Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Feb 27, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2710
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2710 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง399-i, Gen Bus L
2009-S2710 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2710 PURPOSE : To stop unwanted solicitations for contributions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends the general business law by adding a new section 399-e to require all solicitation mail to include a contact address and telephone number to be removed from such mailing list. Section 2: Provides for an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Many persons are inundated with unwanted solicitations and if a contact address and telephone number of the organization doing these solicitations is listed then these unwanted solicitations may cease. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2008 S.8041/ Referred to Consumer Protection FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None to the State
2009-S2710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2710 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MORAHAN, DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring solicitations by mail to include contact addresses and telephone numbers for people who wish to be removed from such solicitation list THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-i to read as follows: S 399-I. SOLICITATIONS AND REMOVAL OF CONTACT ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH SOLICITS A CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY PERSON BY MAIL, SHALL INCLUDE IN SUCH SOLICITATION A CONTACT ADDRESS AND TELE- PHONE NUMBER TO BE REMOVED FROM SUCH MAILING LIST. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09594-01-9
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