Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer protection |
Jun 24, 2011 |
committed to rules |
Feb 15, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 14, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 08, 2011 |
1st report cal.82 |
Feb 03, 2011 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2910
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2011-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1170
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
2011-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2910 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would add telecopier numbers to the state-wide do-not-call registry in an efforts to stop unwanted advertising by facsimile transmissions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would amend Section 399-z of the general business law, to include facsimile transmissions under the provisions of the do-not-call registry. Pursuant to this bill, facsimiie transmissions would be handled in the same manner as the existing provisions for telephone numbers. JUSTIFICATION: Unwanted faxes cost money in the form of wasted paper and toner, tie up
2011-S2910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2910 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ZELDIN -- 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 no telemar- keting sales calls statewide registry 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, as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 399-z. Telemarketing; establishment of no telemarketing sales calls OR FACSIMILE SALES TRANSMISSIONS statewide registry; authorization of the transfer of telephone numbers on the no telemarketing sales calls OR FACSIMILE SALES TRANSMISSIONS statewide registry to the national ["do-not-call"] "DO-NOT-CALL-OR-TRANSMIT" registry. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. "Board" shall mean the consumer protection board; b. "Director" means the executive director of the consumer protection board; c. "Customer" means any natural person who is a resident of this state and who is or may be required to pay for or to exchange consideration for goods and services offered through telemarketing; d. "Doing business in this state" means conducting telephonic sales calls OR FACSIMILE SALES TRANSMISSIONS: (i) from a location in this state; or (ii) from a location outside of this state to consumers resid- ing in this state; e. "Goods and services" means any goods and services, and shall include any real property or any tangible personal property or services of any kind; f. "Negative option feature" means, in an offer or agreement to sell or provide any goods or services, a provision under which the customer's silence or failure to take an affirmative action to reject such goods or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05222-01-1
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