Senate Bill S3763

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for enhanced consumer protection measures and enforcement of the do-not-call registry

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Archive: Last 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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2009-S3763 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7563
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L

2009-S3763 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for enhanced consumer protection measures and enforcement of the do-not-call registry; authorizes the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations.

2009-S3763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3763

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  --  (at  request of the Consumer Protection
  Board) -- 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 providing for
  enhanced consumer protection measures and enforcement of  the  do-not-
  call 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 124 of the laws of 2003, paragraph j of subdivision 1 as amended
by  chapter 214 of the laws of 2005, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter
69 of the laws of 2007, paragraph a of subdivision 6 as amended by chap-
ter 417 of the laws of 2004 and paragraph a of subdivision 7 as  amended
by chapter 263 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S  399-z. Telemarketing; establishment of no telemarketing sales calls
statewide registry; authorization of the transfer of  telephone  numbers
on  the  no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry to the national
"do-not-call" 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: (i) from a location in  this  state;  or  (ii)  from  a  location
outside of this state to consumers residing 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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08183-02-9
              

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