NY State Senate Bill 2011-S5477

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 23, 2011	signed chap.579
Sep 12, 2011	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2011	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.340 substituted for a7767a referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 13, 2011	amended on third reading 5477a
Jun 06, 2011	advanced to third reading
Jun 02, 2011	2nd report cal.
Jun 01, 2011	1st report cal.921
May 25, 2011	referred to consumer protection

Votes

- Jun 16, 2011 - Floor Vote
  S5477
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2011
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Jun 1, 2011 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote
  S5477
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2011
      
      aye (9)
      
      Ball
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      O'Mara
      
      Squadron
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (1)
      
      Adams

Bill Amendments

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2011-S5477 - Details

Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §738, add §§740-a, 740-b & 741-a, Gen Bus L

2011-S5477 - Summary

Increases disclosures of automobile brokers.

2011-S5477 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5477

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general business law, in relation to increasing disclosures
by automobile broker businesses

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To regulate the practices of
automobile broker businesses in New York.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends §738 of the General
Business Law to require an automobile broker business ("broker") to
include a disclosure in all contracts regarding the automobile dealer
("dealer") from which the automobile was purchased, as well as any
consideration paid by a dealer to a broker for its services.

Section 2 amends §740-a and §740-b of the General Business Law to
require all brokers to comply with the confidentiality provisions
contained in §399-dd of the General Business Law, and to require
brokers to obtain a surety bond in the amount of $250,000.

Section 3 amends §741-a of the General Business Law to require brokers
to comply with the advertising provisions contained in Executive Law
§63(12), General Business Law Article 22A, and General Business Law

§396.

In addition, this section sets forth a list of advertising practices
that would be considered deceptive trade practices, i.e., certain
uses of asterisks, font size, text color, photographs and misleading
jargon.

Finally, this section requires brokers to disclose in all
advertisements that it is not a dealer, any fees imposed on a
consumer for services rendered, and that no vehicle service will be
provided by the broker.

Section 4 sets forth the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The practices of brokers are not as strictly regulated
as those of dealers. Dealers are required to comply with a variety of
regulations pertaining to advertising, consumer disclosure and
management of items containing personally identifiable information.
However, brokers are held to lesser standards resulting in the
proliferation of anti-consumer and anti-business practices.
Consequently, broker practices should be more strictly regulated to
ensure that the public is properly informed and safeguarded against
the actions of unscrupulous brokers.

Currently brokers are not required to obtain a surety bond to operate
in New York. Furthermore, unlike dealers, brokers are not required to
make a significant investment to sell cars. Dealers are subject to
franchise agreements which typically contain a myriad of expensive
mandates and are also required to purchase all of the vehicles from


the manufacturer that they
offer for sale. In contrast, brokers have a limited personal stake in
the business, and, therefore, limited incentive to ensure consumers'
interests are protected. Therefore, brokers should be required to
obtain a surety bond to protect consumers against a broker's failure
to meet its obligations.

Brokers are also not required to comply with the same advertising
guidelines as a dealer. Many broker advertisements are misleading and
do not clearly indicate that a potential buyer would be doing
business with a broker and not a dealer. Brokers should be held to
the same advertising standards as dealers to protect against
deceptive trade practices and be required to disclose the nature of
their services to ensure consumers are accurately informed.

In addition, brokers should be required to disclose the method by
which its fee is determined. Some brokers claim to provide their
services "free to the consumer". However, such brokers are often
compensated by a dealer which is typically commission-based.
Consequently, the broker is incentivized to negotiate a better price
for the dealer than the consumer. Disclosing the fee structure will
enable a consumer to determine the validity of a broker's claims.

Furthermore, dealers are required to comply with a variety of laws
pertaining to the retention of personally identifying information
such as credit card information, social security numbers, addresses
etc. However, brokers are not held to these same standards because
many of the laws only apply to dealers despite the fact that dealers
and brokers obtain similar information in the course of doing
business. On Long Island, a broker is being sued for, among other
things, using consumer information to obtain loans without consent.
Brokers should be subject to the same requirements as dealers to
safeguard consumers against similar practices.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2011-S5477 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5477

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 25, 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  increasing
  disclosures by automobile broker businesses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 738 of the gener-
al business law, as added by chapter 616 of the laws of 1988, is amended
to read as follows:
  (e) A description of any other services  and  an  itemization  of  the
charges for each. SUCH DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE DISCLOSURE OF THE AUTO-
MOBILE  DEALER  FROM  WHICH THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED, AS WELL AS ALL
FEES, COMMISSIONS OR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONS PAID BY AN AUTOMOBILE
DEALER TO THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS FOR SELLING, ARRANGING, ASSIST-
ING OR EFFECTING THE SALE OF AN AUTOMOBILE AS AGENT, BROKER, OR INTERME-
DIARY BETWEEN THE CONSUMER AND THE AUTOMOBILE DEALER.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding  two  new  sections
740-a and 740-b to read as follows:
  S  740-A.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.  AUTOMO-
BILE BROKER BUSINESSES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE CONFIDENTIALITY  PROVISIONS
CONTAINED  IN  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE-DD OF THIS CHAPTER, AS
SUCH SECTION WAS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF
TWO THOUSAND SIX.
  S 740-B. AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS SURETY BOND. 1. AUTOMOBILE  BROKER
BUSINESSES  SHALL  OBTAIN  AND  CONTINUE  IN  EFFECT A SURETY BOND IN AN
AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS EXECUTED BY A SURETY COMPA-
NY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THE STATE BY THE INSURANCE DEPART-
MENT OF THE STATE. THE BONDS SHALL BE APPROVED AS TO FORM BY THE  SECRE-
TARY  OF  STATE  AND  SHALL  BE  CONDITIONED  ON  THE  AUTOMOBILE BROKER
BUSINESS' PAYMENT OF ALL VALID BANK DRAFTS, INCLUDING CHECKS, DRAWN  FOR
THE  PURCHASE  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  SAFEKEEPING OF ALL CUSTOMER DEPOSITS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11150-02-1

S. 5477                             2

RELATED TO THE SALE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN THE TIME  OF  RECEIPT  OF
SUCH  CUSTOMER  DEPOSIT AND THE TRANSFER OF GOOD TITLE TO THE VEHICLE TO
THE CUSTOMER.
  2.  RECOVERY  AGAINST  A  BOND  MAY BE MADE BY A PERSON, INCLUDING THE
STATE, WHO OBTAINS A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS FOR
AN ACT OR OMISSION ON WHICH THE BOND IS CONDITIONED IF THE ACT OR  OMIS-
SION  OCCURRED  DURING THE TERM OF THE BOND. THE TOTAL LIABILITY IMPOSED
ON THE SURETY UNDER THIS SECTION FOR ALL BREACHES OF THE BOND  CONDITION
IS  LIMITED  TO THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BOND. SUCH LIABILITY MAY INCLUDE,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE AMOUNT OF THE VALID  BANK  DRAFTS,  INCLUDING
CHECKS,  DRAWN  BY  THE  AUTOMOBILE  BROKER BUSINESS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
MOTOR VEHICLES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SURETY ON A  BOND  BE  LIABLE  FOR
TOTAL  CLAIMS  IN EXCESS OF THE BOND AMOUNT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OR
NATURE OF CLAIMS MADE AGAINST THE BOND OR THE NUMBER OF YEARS  THE  BOND
REMAINED IN FORCE.
  3.  ANY  SURETY  ISSUING  A BOND PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SIXTY DAYS' NOTICE TO THE SECRETARY OF  STATE  PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION OF THE BOND.
  S 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 741-a
to read as follows:
  S  741-A.  ADVERTISING.  1. IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN
SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSI-
NESSES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE ADVERTISING PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION
SIXTY-THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AS WELL AS SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINE-
TY-SIX AND ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER. IT  IS  HEREBY  FURTHER
DECLARED TO BE A DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE AND UNLAWFUL FOR AN AUTOMOBILE
BROKER BUSINESS TO ENGAGE IN THE FOLLOWING:
  (A)  USE  OF  ONE  OR  MORE  FOOTNOTES OR ASTERISKS WHICH, ALONE OR IN
COMBINATION, CONTRADICT,  CONFUSE,  MATERIALLY  MODIFY  OR  UNREASONABLY
LIMIT A PRINCIPAL MESSAGE OF THE AD;
  (B)  USE OF ANY PRINT IN A TYPE SIZE LESS THAN TEN-POINT TYPE IN PRINT
ADVERTISING;
  (C) USE OF COLOR CONTRASTS WHICH RENDER THE TEXT DIFFICULT TO READ;
  (D) USE OF INACCURATE PHOTOGRAPHS  OR  ILLUSTRATIONS  WHEN  DESCRIBING
SPECIFIC AUTOMOBILES; AND
  (E)  USE OF ANY UNEXPLAINED ABBREVIATION OR JARGON WHICH IS CONFUSING,
MISLEADING OR NOT READILY UNDERSTOOD BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
  2.  AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESSES SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING  IN
ALL  ADVERTISEMENTS  IN ANY MEDIUM, AND SUCH DISCLOSURES SHALL NOT BE IN
ANY FOOTNOTES OR ASTERISKS AND SHALL BE IN THE TOP HALF  OF  ANY  ADVER-
TISEMENT IN A TYPEFACE NO SMALLER THAN THE LARGEST TYPEFACE OR FONT USED
IN THE AD:
  (A)  THAT  THE  AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS IS NOT A LICENSED NEW MOTOR
VEHICLE DEALER AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE VEHICLE
AND TRAFFIC LAW;
  (B) WHETHER ANY FEES MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER  BUSINESS
FOR SERVICES RENDERED. DETAILS OF SUCH COMPENSATION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY
THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS UPON REQUEST BY THE CONSUMER; AND
  (C)  THAT  NO VEHICLE REPAIR, WARRANTY, OR OTHER SIMILAR SERVICES WILL
BE PROVIDED BY THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §738, add §§740-a, 740-b & 741-a, Gen Bus L

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases disclosures of automobile brokers.

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5477A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general business law, in relation to increasing disclosures
by automobile broker businesses

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To regulate the practices of
automobile broker businesses in New York.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends §738 of the General
Business Law to require an automobile broker business ("broker") to
include a disclosure in all contracts regarding the automobile dealer
("dealer") from which the automobile was purchased, as well as any
consideration paid by a dealer to a broker for its services.

Section 2 adds a new §740-b of the General Business Law to require all
brokers to obtain a surety bond in the amount of $75,000.

Section 3 adds a new §741-a of the General Business Law to require
brokers to clearly and conspicuously disclose certain information in
advertisements, namely that the broker is not a dealer, any fees
imposed on a consumer for services rendered, and that no vehicle
warranty repair services will be provided by the broker.

Section 4 sets forth the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The practices of brokers are not as strictly regulated
as those of dealers. Dealers are required to comply with a variety of
regulations pertaining to advertising, consumer disclosure and
management of items containing personally identifiable information.
However, brokers are held to lesser standards resulting in the
proliferation of anti-consumer and anti-business practices.
Consequently, broker practices should be more strictly regulated to
ensure that the public is properly informed and safeguarded against
the actions of unscrupulous brokers.

Currently brokers are not required to obtain a surety bond to operate
in New York. Furthermore, unlike dealers, brokers are not required to
make a significant investment to sell cars. Dealers are subject to
franchise agreements which typically contain a myriad of expensive
mandates and are also required to purchase all of the vehicles from
the manufacturer that they offer for sale. In contrast, brokers have
a limited personal stake in the business, and, therefore, limited
incentive to ensure consumers' interests are protected. Therefore,
brokers should be required to obtain a surety bond to protect
consumers against a broker's failure to meet its obligations.

Brokers are also not required to comply with the same advertising
guidelines as a dealer. Many broker advertisements are misleading and
do not
clearly indicate that a potential buyer would be doing business with a
broker and not a dealer. Brokers should be held to the same


advertising standards as dealers to protect against deceptive trade
practices and be required to disclose the nature of their services to
ensure consumers are accurately informed.

In addition, brokers should be required to disclose the method by
which its fee is determined. Some brokers claim to provide, their
services "free to the consumer". However, such brokers are often
compensated by a dealer which is typically commission-based.
Consequently, the broker is incentivized to negotiate a better price
for the dealer than the consumer.
Disclosing the fee structure will enable a consumer to determine the
validity of a broker's claims.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninety days after enactment.

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5477--A
    Cal. No. 921

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ZELDIN, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
  Protection -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  increasing
  disclosures by automobile broker businesses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 738 of the gener-
al business law, as added by chapter 616 of the laws of 1988, is amended
to read as follows:
  (e) A description of any other services  and  an  itemization  of  the
charges for each. SUCH DESCRIPTION SHALL INCLUDE DISCLOSURE OF THE AUTO-
MOBILE  DEALER  FROM  WHICH THE AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED, AS WELL AS ALL
FEES, COMMISSIONS OR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONS PAID BY AN AUTOMOBILE
DEALER TO THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS FOR SELLING, ARRANGING, ASSIST-
ING OR EFFECTING THE SALE OF AN AUTOMOBILE AS AGENT, BROKER, OR INTERME-
DIARY BETWEEN THE CONSUMER AND THE AUTOMOBILE DEALER.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 740-a
to read as follows:
  S 740-A.  AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS SURETY BOND. 1. AUTOMOBILE BROKER
BUSINESSES SHALL OBTAIN AND CONTINUE IN  EFFECT  A  SURETY  BOND  IN  AN
AMOUNT  OF  SEVENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS EXECUTED BY A SURETY COMPANY
AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THE STATE BY THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
OF THE STATE OR ITS SUCCESSOR.  THE BONDS SHALL BE APPROVED AS  TO  FORM
BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE AND SHALL BE CONDITIONED ON THE AUTOMOBILE
BROKER BUSINESS' PAYMENT OF ALL VALID  BANK  DRAFTS,  INCLUDING  CHECKS,
DRAWN FOR THE PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SAFEKEEPING OF ALL CUSTOMER
DEPOSITS  RELATED  TO  THE  SALE  OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN THE TIME OF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11150-08-1

S. 5477--A                          2

RECEIPT OF SUCH CUSTOMER DEPOSIT AND THE TRANSFER OF GOOD TITLE  TO  THE
VEHICLE TO THE CUSTOMER.
  2.  RECOVERY  AGAINST  A  BOND  MAY BE MADE BY A PERSON, INCLUDING THE
STATE, WHO OBTAINS A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS FOR
AN ACT OR OMISSION ON WHICH THE BOND IS CONDITIONED IF THE ACT OR  OMIS-
SION  OCCURRED  DURING THE TERM OF THE BOND. THE TOTAL LIABILITY IMPOSED
ON THE SURETY UNDER THIS SECTION FOR ALL BREACHES OF THE BOND  CONDITION
IS  LIMITED  TO THE FACE AMOUNT OF THE BOND. SUCH LIABILITY MAY INCLUDE,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE AMOUNT OF THE VALID  BANK  DRAFTS,  INCLUDING
CHECKS,  DRAWN  BY  THE  AUTOMOBILE  BROKER BUSINESS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
MOTOR VEHICLES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SURETY ON A  BOND  BE  LIABLE  FOR
TOTAL  CLAIMS  IN EXCESS OF THE BOND AMOUNT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OR
NATURE OF CLAIMS MADE AGAINST THE BOND OR THE NUMBER OF YEARS  THE  BOND
REMAINED IN FORCE.
  3.  ANY  SURETY  ISSUING  A BOND PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SIXTY DAYS' NOTICE TO THE SECRETARY OF  STATE  PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION OF THE BOND.
  S 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 741-a
to read as follows:
  S  741-A. ADVERTISING.  AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESSES SHALL CLEARLY AND
CONSPICUOUSLY DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS IN ANY  MEDI-
UM,  AND IN ANY PRINT ADVERTISEMENT SUCH DISCLOSURES SHALL NOT APPEAR IN
ANY FOOTNOTES AND SHALL BE SITUATED IN THE TOP HALF OF ANY  SUCH  ADVER-
TISEMENT IN AN EASILY READABLE TYPEFACE:
  (A)  THAT  THE  AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS IS NOT A LICENSED NEW MOTOR
VEHICLE DEALER AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE VEHICLE
AND TRAFFIC LAW;
  (B) WHETHER ANY FEES MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER  BUSINESS
FOR SERVICES RENDERED. DETAILS OF SUCH COMPENSATION SHALL BE PROVIDED BY
THE AUTOMOBILE BROKER BUSINESS UPON REQUEST BY THE CONSUMER; AND
  (C)  THAT  NO WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE AUTOMO-
BILE BROKER BUSINESS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become law.

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Senate Bill S5477

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Jun 16, 2011 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2011

Jun 1, 2011 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote

Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2011

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2011-S5477 - Details

2011-S5477 - Summary

2011-S5477 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5477 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Lee M. Zeldin

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

2011-S5477 - Details

2011-S5477 - Summary

2011-S5477 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5477 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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