Senate Bill S4237

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder

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Current 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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2025-S4237 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8388
2019-2020: S2398
2021-2022: S5828
2023-2024: S2661

2025-S4237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder; adds zip code, e-mail address and home, cell and work telephone numbers to the personal information protected.

2025-S4237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4237
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  the  personal
   information of a credit or debit card holder
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 520-a of the general business law,
 as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2007, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. No person, firm, partnership or corporation which accepts credit or
 debit  cards for the transaction of business shall require the credit or
 debit card holder to write OR ELECTRONICALLY  ENTER  on  the  credit  or
 debit  card transaction form, nor shall it write [or], cause to be writ-
 ten, OR ELECTRONICALLY ENTERED on such form or on any attachment  there-
 to,  any  personal identification information, including but not limited
 to the credit or debit card  holder's  address  [or],  ZIP  CODE,  EMAIL
 ADDRESS  OR  telephone  [number]  NUMBERS, INCLUDING HOME, CELL AND WORK
 TELEPHONE NUMBERS, that is not required by  the  credit  or  debit  card
 issuer  to  complete  the  credit  or  debit card transaction; provided,
 however, that the credit or debit card holder's address,  ZIP  CODE  and
 telephone  number  may  be required [on such form or attachment thereto]
 where (i) such  information  is  necessary  for  shipping,  delivery  or
 installation  of  purchased merchandise or for special orders; [or] (ii)
 the person, firm, partnership or corporation processes credit  or  debit
 card  transactions by mailing transaction forms to a designated bankcard
 center for settlement; OR (III) SUCH INFORMATION IS USED SOLELY FOR  THE
 DETECTION,  INVESTIGATION OR PREVENTION OF FRAUD, THEFT, IDENTITY THEFT,
 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF  TERMS  OF  SALE.  NOTHING  IN  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL  PREVENT  A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHICH ACCEPTS
 CREDIT CARDS OR DEBIT CARDS FROM REQUESTING THAT A CUSTOMER  VOLUNTARILY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05476-01-5
 S. 4237                             2

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