Senate Bill S9245

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires telemarketers to add a customer's telephone number to all do-not-call lists maintained by such telemarketer

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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-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1769

2021-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires telemarketers to add a customer's telephone number to all do-not-call lists maintained by such telemarketer when a customer requests to add his or her number to any do-not-call list maintained by such telemarketer.

2021-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9245
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 requiring tele-
   marketers to add a customer's  telephone  number  to  all  do-not-call
   lists maintained by such telemarketer
 
   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 9-a to read as follows:
   9-A. WHERE A CUSTOMER REQUESTS TO HAVE HIS OR HER TELEPHONE NUMBER PUT
 ON A DO-NOT-CALL LIST MAINTAINED BY A TELEMARKETER AND SUCH TELEMARKETER
 MAINTAINS  MORE  THAN  ONE SUCH DO-NOT-CALL LIST, THE TELEMARKETER SHALL
 PLACE THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUCH CUSTOMER  ON  ALL  DO-NOT-CALL  LISTS
 MAINTAINED BY SUCH TELEMARKETER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15846-01-2

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