Assembly Bill A117A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits telemarketers from knowingly placing unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a state of emergency or disaster emergency

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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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2019-A117 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4020
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§399-z & 399-pp, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11087

2019-A117 - Summary

Prohibits telemarketers from knowingly placing unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a state of emergency or disaster emergency.

2019-A117 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    117
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
   telemarketers  from  placing  unsolicited  telemarketing  sales  calls
   during a state of emergency or disaster emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 399-z of the general business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY TELEMARKETER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS
 STATE TO KNOWINGLY MAKE AN UNSOLICITED TELEMARKETING SALES CALL  TO  ANY
 PERSON  IN  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN OR VILLAGE UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF
 EMERGENCY OR DISASTER EMERGENCY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR  OR
 TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision  7 of section 399-pp of the general business law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F. MAKE AN UNSOLICITED TELEMARKETING SALES CALL TO  ANY  PERSON  IN  A
 COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
 DISASTER EMERGENCY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR OR  TWENTY-EIGHT
 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01070-01-9

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2019-A117A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4020
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§399-z & 399-pp, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11087

2019-A117A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits telemarketers from knowingly placing unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a state of emergency or disaster emergency.

2019-A117A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  117--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the
   Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   telemarketers  from  knowingly placing unsolicited telemarketing sales
   calls during a state of emergency or disaster emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  399-z  of the general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY TELEMARKETER DOING BUSINESS IN  THIS
 STATE  TO  KNOWINGLY MAKE AN UNSOLICITED TELEMARKETING SALES CALL TO ANY
 PERSON IN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE  UNDER  A  DECLARED  STATE  OF
 EMERGENCY  OR DISASTER EMERGENCY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR OR
 TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 399-pp of the general  business  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  KNOWINGLY  MAKE  AN  UNSOLICITED  TELEMARKETING  SALES CALL TO ANY
 PERSON IN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE  UNDER  A  DECLARED  STATE  OF
 EMERGENCY  OR DISASTER EMERGENCY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR OR
 TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01070-02-9

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