Assembly Bill A8468

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8468 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-k, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6500
2011-2012: A972
2013-2014: A2567
2017-2018: A4457
2019-2020: A3817

2015-A8468 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars.

2015-A8468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8468

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, ZEBROWSKI, RIVERA, CLARK, CAHILL,
  JAFFEE, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GALEF, HOOP-
  ER, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
  wireless telephone service plan termination fees in  excess  of  fifty
  dollars

  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-k to read as follows:
  S 399-K. WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE PLAN TERMINATION FEES.  1. NO PLAN
FOR THE PROVISION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE BY A WIRELESS  TELEPHONE
SERVICE  PROVIDER  DOING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE TO A WIRELESS TELEPHONE
SERVICE CUSTOMER SHALL CONTAIN ANY PROVISION WHICH SHALL  IMPOSE  A  FEE
FOR TERMINATING SUCH PLAN IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAT FIFTY DOLLARS.
  2.   ANY   WIRELESS  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  PROVIDER  THAT  VIOLATES  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL  PENALTY  IN  THE
AMOUNT OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply  to  all  wireless  telephone  service
plans entered into on or after such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04654-01-5

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