Assembly Bill A1001

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to methods for cancelling contracts

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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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2021-A1001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2746
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-t, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10032, S8390
2019-2020: A2328, S2543
2023-2024: A930, S682

2021-A1001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a business allow a consumer to cancel a contract between the two parties using the same method that was used to enter into the contact.

2021-A1001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1001
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, COLTON,  GUNTHER,  BARRON,  DICKENS,
   COOK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  DAVILA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  methods  for
   cancelling contracts
 
   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
 391-t to read as follows:
   § 391-T. METHOD FOR CONTRACT CANCELLATION.   UNLESS OTHERWISE  AUTHOR-
 IZED  BY  LAW,  RULE,  OR REGULATION, ANY BUSINESS THAT CONTRACTS WITH A
 CONSUMER SHALL ALLOW SUCH CONSUMER TO CANCEL  SUCH  CONTRACT  USING  THE
 SAME  METHOD THAT THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER USED TO ENTER SUCH CONTRACT,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IN WRITING OR ONLINE. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  "CONSUMER"  SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON RESIDING IN THIS
 STATE THAT ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT  FOR  PERSONAL,  FAMILY  OR  HOUSEHOLD
 PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05233-02-1

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