Assembly Bill A7524

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that a hands-free unit be included with the purchase of any phone or if a phone is given free of charge in connection with a promotion

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  • 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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2009-A7524 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-bbb, Gen Bus L

2009-A7524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a hands-free unit be included with the purchase of any phone or if a phone is given free of charge in connection with a promotion.

2009-A7524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7524

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, BRADLEY, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  CLARK,  HIKIND, HOOPER, J. RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  inclusion
  of a hands-free unit with the purchase of every wireless telephone

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-bbb to read as follows:
  S 399-BBB. HANDS-FREE UNIT WITH PURCHASE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE.  EVERY
PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT SELLS A  WIRELESS  PHONE
WITHIN  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK OR OFFERS A WIRELESS PHONE FREE OF CHARGE
IN CONNECTION WITH A PROMOTION  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  MUST
INCLUDE  A  HANDS-FREE  UNIT WITH THE PURCHASE OF SUCH PHONE AT NO ADDI-
TIONAL COST TO THE CONSUMER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10935-01-9

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