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Jan 09, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6280
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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, RFM) 24th Senate District
2013-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3991
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง518-b, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A8485
2011-2012: S5061, A5175
2015-2016: S4778
2017-2018: S4056
2019-2020: S1404
2013-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes issuers of credit cards and debit cards are prohibited from knowingly accepting or soliciting personal financial information of a cardholder from a third-party; establishes a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation of this section.
2013-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6280 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting issuers from accepting personal financial information of holders from a third-party PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit card issuers from knowingly accepting or soliciting personal financial information about a cardholder from a person other than the card holder. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would add a new Section 518-b to the General Business Law, which would prohibit issuers of credit cards and debit cards from knowingly accepting or soliciting the personal information of a holder from a person other than the card holder. A violation of these provisions would be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each such violation. JUSTIFICATION: Third-parties should not be permitted to give personal information about a credit or debit cardholder to the issuer of the card. The cardholder is ultimately responsible for the use of the card, and
2013-S6280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6280 I N S E N A T E January 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 prohibiting issuers from accepting personal financial information of holders from a third-party 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 518-b to read as follows: S 518-B. PROHIBITED CREDIT CARD USER INFORMATION REQUESTS. 1. ISSUERS OF CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS ARE PROHIBITED FROM KNOWINGLY ACCEPTING OR SOLICITING THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF A HOLDER FROM A THIRD-PARTY. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT AN ISSUER OF A CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD FROM ACCEPTING OR SOLICITING FROM A BANKING ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE BANKING LAW, THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A HOLDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF SUCH HOLDER AND PREVENT IMPROP- ER OR UNAUTHORIZED USE. 2. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY AN ISSUER SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding 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. LBD01400-01-3
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