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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 25, 2017 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S3609
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
2017-S3609 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Business Corporation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 18 §§1801 - 1803, BC L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S6529
2019-2020: S2260
2017-S3609 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3609 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the business corporation law, in relation to unauthorized and misleading electronic mail PURPOSE : This bill would prohibit the transmission of certain unauthorized and misleading e-mails. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the business corporation law by adding a new Article 18. § 1801 contains definitions. § 1802 prohibits the transmission of in-state commercial e-mails using an unauthorized third party domain or obscuring the email's point of origin, or containing false or misleading information in the subject line. § 1803 provides damages recoverable by such e-mail recipients are $100 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense. Section 2 provides this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day
2017-S3609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3609 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the business corporation law, in relation to unauthor- ized and misleading electronic mail THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The business corporation law is amended by adding a new article 18 to read as follows: ARTICLE 18 UNAUTHORIZED AND MISLEADING ELECTRONIC MAIL SECTION 1801. DEFINITIONS. 1802. MISLEADING ELECTRONIC MAIL; PROHIBITION. 1803. VIOLATIONS AND DAMAGES. § 1801. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: (A) "ASSIST THE TRANSMISSION" MEANS ACTIONS TAKEN BY A PERSON TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT WHICH ENABLES ANY PERSON TO FORMULATE, COMPOSE, SEND, ORIGINATE, INITIATE OR TRANSMIT A COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE WHEN THE PERSON PROVIDING THE ASSISTANCE KNOWS OR CONSCIOUSLY AVOIDS KNOWING THAT THE INITIATOR OF THE COMMERCIAL ELEC- TRONIC MAIL MESSAGE IS ENGAGED OR INTENDS TO ENGAGE, IN ANY PRACTICE THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. (B) "COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE" MEANS AN ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING OR PROMOTING MATERIAL FOR THE LEASE, SALE, RENTAL, GIFT OFFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY REALTY, GOODS, SERVICES OR EXTENSION OF CREDIT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02048-01-7
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