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Jan 15, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S755
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th 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
2009-S755 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2285
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-zz, Gen Bus L; amd §92-d, Pub Serv L; amd §97-www, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1689
2013-2014: A5319
2009-S755 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S755 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, the public service law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing the no political solicitation call statewide registry regarding political calls PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To institute a "No Political Solicitation Call" registry to reduce unsolicited political calls to New York State Residents. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 would amend the general business law to add a new section 399-zz to establish a "no political solicitation call statewide registry". The registry would be established and maintained by the consumer protection board, would be updated quarterly and be made available to political callers. The board shall provide notice of the establishment of the registry and provide a toll-free number for people to call to be placed on the registry. Both the Board and telephone directory publishers would provide notice of the No Political Solicitation Calls Registry to consumers.
2009-S755 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 755 A. 2285 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, REILLY, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CHRISTENSEN, FIELDS, GALEF, JOHN, MAGEE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, the public service law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing the no political solic- itation call statewide registry regarding political calls 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-zz to read as follows: S 399-ZZ. POLITICAL SOLICITATION; ESTABLISHMENT OF NO POLITICAL SOLIC- ITATION CALL STATEWIDE REGISTRY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD; B. "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD; C. "PERSON" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY; AND D. "UNSOLICITED POLITICAL CALL" MEANS ANY TELEPHONE CALL OTHER THAN A CALL MADE: (I) IN RESPONSE TO AN EXPRESS WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST OF THE PERSON CALLED; OR (II) IN CONNECTION WITH AN ESTABLISHED POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05582-01-9
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