Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 04, 2016 |
advanced to third reading cal.361 |
Feb 02, 2016 |
reported |
Jan 26, 2016 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Mar 05, 2015 |
advanced to third reading cal.73 |
Mar 03, 2015 |
reported |
Feb 10, 2015 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A1933
2015-2016 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
co-Sponsors
Ellen C. Jaffee
Michael G. Miller
Richard Gottfried
Earlene Hooper
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Deborah Glick
2015-A1933 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A1933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1933 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 600 of the general business law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 to read as follows: 4. "COMMUNICATION" SHALL MEAN THE CONVEYING OF INFORMATION REGARDING A DEBT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY PERSON THROUGH ANY MEDIUM. 5. "DEBT" MEANS ANY OBLIGATION OR ALLEGED OBLIGATION OF A CONSUMER TO PAY MONEY ARISING OUT OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE MONEY, PROPERTY, INSURANCE, OR SERVICES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE TRANSACTION ARE PRIMARILY FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OBLIGATION HAS BEEN REDUCED TO JUDGMENT. 6. "DEBT COLLECTOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, AS PART OF HIS OR HER JOB, REGULARLY COLLECTS OR ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT DEBTS: (A) OWED OR DUE OR ASSERTED TO BE OWED OR DUE TO ANOTHER; OR (B) OBTAINED BY, OR ASSIGNED TO, SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, THAT ARE IN DEFAULT WHEN OBTAINED OR ACQUIRED BY SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION. S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 601-a to read as follows: S 601-A. LARGE PRINT NOTICES. 1. EACH AND EVERY PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR SHALL, IN EACH INITIAL COMMUNICATION, CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISCLOSE TO THE DEBTOR THAT WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR MAY BE RECEIVED IN A LARGE PRINT FORMAT. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST BY A DEBTOR, THE PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR MUST PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SENT TO THE DEBTOR IN THE LARGE PRINT FORMAT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00909-01-5
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