Assembly Actions -
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May 10, 2017 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6069
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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-S6069 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See other versions of this Bill:
- S7074 ,
- A1085 ,
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- General Obligations Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-702, Gen Ob L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S5206
2015-2016: S3135, S3155
2019-2020: S2657
2021-2022: S4211
2023-2024: S2064
2017-S6069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6069 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to requirements for the use of plain language in consumer transactions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Increases the applicability of the plain language law to consumer contracts involving amounts up to $250,000 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section One amends the closing paragraph of subdivision a of section 5-702 of the general business law to increase the threshold for the use of "plain language" in consumer contracts. Section Two is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : New York State first enacted the plain language law in 1977. The statute requires "plain language" in certain written agreements to which a consumer is a party, and where the subject money, property or services are primarily used for personal, family, or household purposes. A dollar threshold was placed on the definition of "consumer
2017-S6069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6069 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to requirements for the use of plain language in consumer transactions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision a of section 5-702 of the general obligations law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: Any creditor, seller or lessor who fails to comply with this subdivi- sion shall be liable to a consumer who is a party to a written agreement governed by this subdivision in an amount equal to any actual damages sustained plus a penalty of fifty dollars. The total class action penal- ty against any such creditor, seller or lessor shall not exceed ten thousand dollars in any class action or series of class actions arising out of the use by a creditor, seller or lessor of an agreement which fails to comply with this subdivision. No action under this subdivision may be brought after both parties to the agreement have fully performed their obligation under such agreement, nor shall any creditor, seller or lessor who attempts in good faith to comply with this subdivision be liable for such penalties. This subdivision shall not apply to a good faith attempt to describe the constant yield or other method of deter- mining the lease charge and depreciation portions of each base rental payment under a lease of personal property. It also shall not apply to agreements involving amounts in excess of TWO HUNDRED fifty thousand dollars nor prohibit the use of words or phrases or forms of agreement required by state or federal law, rule or regulation or by a govern- mental instrumentality. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to any contract entered into after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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