Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Mar 06, 2017 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A6358
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLER ML
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Joseph Giglio
David McDonough
Felix Ortiz
Michael Blake
multi-Sponsors
Clifford Crouch
2017-A6358 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A6358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6358 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. L. MILLER, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the banking law, the general business law, the social services law and the insurance law, in relation to a braille option for all identifications cards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 3 to read as follows: § 3. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL FINAN- CIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ISSUE DEBIT, CREDIT OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION CARDS SHALL, UPON REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT. § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b to read as follows: § 397-B. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ISSUE DEBIT, CREDIT, HEALTH OR OTHER IDEN- TIFICATION CARDS SHALL, UPON REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT. § 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 24 to read as follows: § 24. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL CARDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPART- MENT SHALL, UPON REQUEST, SUPPLY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT. § 4. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 313 to read as follows: § 313. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL INSTI- TUTIONS THAT ISSUE HEALTH OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION CARDS SHALL, UPON REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT. § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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