Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 27, 2018 |
referred to energy and telecommunications delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 30, 2018 |
amended on third reading 2426a |
Jan 03, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.188 returned to assembly died in senate |
Mar 06, 2017 |
referred to energy and telecommunications delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 02, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.99 |
Mar 01, 2017 |
reported |
Feb 07, 2017 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 20, 2017 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A2426A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SKARTADOS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
Steven Otis
2017-A2426 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7046
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§92-d & 227-a, add §92-i, Pub Serv L; add §390-bb, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A10464
2011-2012: A3224, A10256
2013-2014: A1795, S7288
2015-2016: A392, S1639
2019-2020: A9624, S2665
2017-A2426 - Summary
Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount of such fee or charge; makes the unauthorized imposition of such a fee void and unenforceable; directs the public service commission to enforce such provisions.
2017-A2426 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2426 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, WEPRIN, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to consumer protections against cramming THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 92-d of the public service law, as separately amended by chapters 546 and 547 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: Each local exchange telephone company shall inform its customers of the provisions of SECTION NINETY-TWO-H OF THIS ARTICLE, sections three hundred ninety-nine-p [and], three hundred ninety-nine-z and three hundred ninety-nine-pp of the general business law, and article ten-B of the personal property law, as such provisions relate to the rights of consumers with respect to CRAMMING, telemarketers, sellers, the no tele- marketing sales call statewide registry and automatic dialing-announcing devices, by means of: § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-h to read as follows: § 92-H. CRAMMING PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CRAMMING" MEANS THE INCLUSION AND IMPOSITION OF CHARGES ON THE INVOICE OR BILL OF A CUSTOMER FROM A TELEPHONE CORPORATION AT THE REQUEST OF A THIRD PARTY OR BILLING AGGREGATOR THAT (A) WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE CUSTOMER, OR (B) IF AUTHORIZED, WERE OBTAINED THROUGH MISLEADING OR DECEPTIVE MEANS. 2. A CUSTOMER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CHARGES APPEARING ON THE INVOICE OR BILL OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION THAT ARE THE RESULT OF CRAMMING. NO CHARGES FOR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED BY THE TELEPHONE CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATES, A THIRD PARTY VIDEO PROVIDER WITH WHOM A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR ITS AFFILIATE JOINTLY MARKET SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW, SHALL BE INCLUDED ON ANY BILL OR INVOICE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
Steven Otis
2017-A2426A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7046
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§92-d & 227-a, add §92-i, Pub Serv L; add §390-bb, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A10464
2011-2012: A3224, A10256
2013-2014: A1795, S7288
2015-2016: A392, S1639
2019-2020: A9624, S2665
2017-A2426A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount of such fee or charge; makes the unauthorized imposition of such a fee void and unenforceable; directs the public service commission to enforce such provisions.
2017-A2426A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2426--A Cal. No. 188 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SKARTADOS, WEPRIN, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to consumer protections against cramming THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 92-d of the public service law, as separately amended by chapters 546 and 547 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: Each local exchange telephone company shall inform its customers of the provisions of SECTION NINETY-TWO-I OF THIS ARTICLE, sections three hundred ninety-nine-p [and], three hundred ninety-nine-z and three hundred ninety-nine-pp of the general business law, and article ten-B of the personal property law, as such provisions relate to the rights of consumers with respect to CRAMMING, telemarketers, sellers, the no tele- marketing sales call statewide registry and automatic dialing-announcing devices, by means of: § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-i to read as follows: § 92-I. CRAMMING PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CRAMMING" MEANS THE INCLUSION AND IMPOSITION OF CHARGES ON THE INVOICE OR BILL OF A CUSTOMER FROM A TELEPHONE CORPORATION AT THE REQUEST OF A THIRD PARTY OR BILLING AGGREGATOR THAT (A) WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE CUSTOMER, OR (B) IF AUTHORIZED, WERE OBTAINED THROUGH MISLEADING OR DECEPTIVE MEANS. 2. A CUSTOMER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CHARGES APPEARING ON THE INVOICE OR BILL OF A TELEPHONE CORPORATION THAT ARE THE RESULT OF CRAMMING. NO CHARGES FOR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED BY THE TELEPHONE CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATES, A THIRD PARTY VIDEO PROVIDER WITH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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