Senate Bill S4585

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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-S4585 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A83
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6553, A9442
2017-2018: S3152, A3734
2019-2020: S4515, A749
2023-2024: S4617, A4456

2021-S4585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars.

2021-S4585 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4585
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  raising  the
   maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision  14  of  section  399-z  of  the
 general  business law, as amended by chapter 572 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   a. Where it is determined after hearing that any person  has  violated
 one  or  more  provisions  of this section, the secretary, or any person
 deputized or so designated by him or her may assess a fine not to exceed
 [eleven] TWENTY thousand dollars for each violation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01304-02-1

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