Senate Bill S6041

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder

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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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2011-S6041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9048
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1420, A7284
2015-2016: A1121
2017-2018: A5243, A7915
2019-2020: A5982
2021-2022: A1370

2011-S6041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the personal information of a credit or debit card holder: adds zip code, email address and home, cell and work telephone numbers to the personal information protected.

2011-S6041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6041

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  the  personal
  information of a credit or debit card holder

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 520-a of the general business law,
as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2007, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3. No person, firm, partnership or corporation which accepts credit or
debit  cards for the transaction of business shall require the credit or
debit card holder to write OR ELECTRONICALLY  ENTER  on  the  credit  or
debit  card transaction form, nor shall it write [or], cause to be writ-
ten, OR ELECTRONICALLY ENTERED on such form or on any attachment  there-
to,  any  personal identification information, including but not limited
to the credit or debit card  holder's  address  [or],  ZIP  CODE,  EMAIL
ADDRESS  OR  telephone  [number]  NUMBERS, INCLUDING HOME, CELL AND WORK
TELEPHONE NUMBERS, that is not required by  the  credit  or  debit  card
issuer  to  complete  the  credit  or  debit card transaction; provided,
however, that the credit or debit card holder's  address  and  telephone
number  may  be  required [on such form or attachment thereto] where (i)
such information is necessary for shipping, delivery or installation  of
purchased  merchandise  or for special orders; or (ii) the person, firm,
partnership or corporation processes credit or debit  card  transactions
by mailing transaction forms to a designated bankcard center for settle-
ment.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13733-02-2


              

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