Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 24, 2014 |
advanced to third reading cal.550 |
Apr 07, 2014 |
reported |
Apr 01, 2014 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jun 18, 2013 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.400 rules report cal.400 reported |
Jun 17, 2013 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 12, 2013 |
print number 370b |
Jun 12, 2013 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Apr 30, 2013 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 30, 2013 |
print number 370a |
Jan 30, 2013 |
amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A370B
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Ellen C. Jaffee
Rhoda Jacobs
Harvey Weisenberg
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Edward Braunstein
James F. Brennan
John Ceretto
2013-A370 - Details
2013-A370 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 370 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, COLTON, GIBSON, ROBERTS, CASTRO, MOYA, MONTESANO, GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, ESPINAL, COOK, RAMOS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, CERETTO, ORTIZ, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting fee charges for payment of an account regardless of the method of payment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-zzz of the general business law, as added by chapter 556 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) Subject to federal law and regulation, no person, partnership, corporation, association or other business entity shall charge a consum- er an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate or fee asso- ciated with payment on an account: (I) when the consumer chooses to [pay by United States mail or] receive a paper billing statement; OR (II) WHETHER SUCH PAYMENT IS MADE BY MAIL, ELECTRONIC TRANSFER, TELE- PHONE AUTHORIZATION, OR OTHER MEANS, UNLESS SUCH PAYMENT INVOLVES AN EXPEDITED SERVICE BY A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PERSON, PARTNER- SHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY. (B) This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit a person, partnership, corporation, association or other business entity from offering consumers a credit or other incentive to elect a specific payment or billing option. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03106-01-3
co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Ellen C. Jaffee
Rhoda Jacobs
Harvey Weisenberg
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Edward Braunstein
James F. Brennan
John Ceretto
2013-A370A - Details
2013-A370A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 370--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, COLTON, GIBSON, ROBERTS, CASTRO, MOYA, MONTESANO, GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, ESPINAL, COOK, RAMOS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, CERETTO, ORTIZ, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting fee charges for payment of an account regardless of the method of payment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-zzz of the general business law, as added by chapter 556 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) Subject to federal law and regulation, no person, partnership, corporation, association or other business entity shall charge a consum- er an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate or fee asso- ciated with payment on an account: (I) when the consumer chooses to [pay by United States mail or] receive a paper billing statement; OR (II) WHETHER SUCH PAYMENT IS MADE BY MAIL, ELECTRONIC TRANSFER, TELE- PHONE AUTHORIZATION, OR OTHER MEANS, UNLESS SUCH PAYMENT INVOLVES AN EXPEDITED SERVICE BY A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PERSON, PARTNER- SHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY. (B) This subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit a person, partnership, corporation, association or other business entity from offering consumers a credit or other incentive to elect a specific payment or billing option. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Ellen C. Jaffee
Rhoda Jacobs
Harvey Weisenberg
multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
James F. Brennan
John Ceretto
Felix Ortiz
2013-A370B (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A370B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 370--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, JACOBS, WEISENBERG, COLTON, GIBSON, ROBERTS, MOYA, MONTESANO, GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, ESPINAL, COOK, RAMOS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRAUN- STEIN, BRENNAN, CERETTO, ORTIZ, TITONE, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting fee charges for payment of an account regardless of the method of payment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-zzz of the general business law, as added by chapter 556 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) Subject to federal law and regulation, no person, partnership, corporation, association or other business entity shall charge a consum- er an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate or fee asso- ciated with payment on an account: (I) when the consumer chooses to [pay by United States mail or] receive a paper billing statement; OR (II) WHETHER SUCH PAYMENT IS MADE BY MAIL, ELECTRONIC TRANSFER, A LIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, TELEPHONE AUTHORIZATION BY MEANS OF A VOICE RESPONSE UNIT OR INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM, OTHER MEANS OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, UNLESS SUCH PAYMENT IS EXPEDITED BY SUCH PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY TO CREDIT SUCH PAYMENT THE SAME DAY OR, IF THE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AFTER ANY ESTABLISHED CUT-OFF TIME, THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03106-04-3
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