Assembly Bill A9607

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to include automatic credit or debit card cancellation when fraudulent activity has been reported

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9607 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8918
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L

2023-A9607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to include automatic credit or debit card cancellation when fraudulent activity has been reported; directs that such cancellation shall occur as soon as the procedure for reporting fraudulent activity has been completed.

2023-A9607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9607
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring elec-
   tronic benefit transfer systems to include automatic credit  or  debit
   card cancellation when fraudulent activity has been reported
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 21-a of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) ANY ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER  SYSTEM  IMPLEMENTED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL INCLUDE THE AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION OF AN ELECTRONIC
 BENEFIT TRANSFER CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH  ELECTRONIC
 BENEFIT  TRANSFER  SYSTEM  WHEN  A  BENEFIT RECIPIENT REPORTS FRAUDULENT
 ACTIVITY RELATING TO SUCH CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD. SUCH AUTOMATIC CANCELLA-
 TION SHALL OCCUR AT THE TIME A BENEFIT RECIPIENT COMPLETES THE PROCEDURE
 SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,  AND  AT
 SUCH TIME A BENEFIT RECIPIENT MAY APPLY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A LOST OR
 STOLEN CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14824-01-4

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