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Assembly Bill A7284B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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2013-A7284 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1420
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9048, S6041
2015-2016: A1121
2017-2018: A5243, A7915
2019-2020: A5982
2021-2022: A1370

2013-A7284 - 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.

2013-A7284 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7284

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and 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.
                                                           LBD04040-01-3

co-Sponsors

2013-A7284A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1420
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9048, S6041
2015-2016: A1121
2017-2018: A5243, A7915
2019-2020: A5982
2021-2022: A1370

2013-A7284A - 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.

2013-A7284A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7284--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

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, ZIP CODE 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 settlement; OR (III) SUCH INFORMATION IS USED SOLELY FOR THE
PREVENTION OF FRAUD, THEFT, OR IDENTITY THEFT FOR SALES TRANSACTIONS  AT
MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING DEVICES AT RETAIL MOTOR FUEL DISPENSERS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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

co-Sponsors

2013-A7284B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1420
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §520-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9048, S6041
2015-2016: A1121
2017-2018: A5243, A7915
2019-2020: A5982
2021-2022: A1370

2013-A7284B (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.

2013-A7284B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7284--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- reported and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
  reported  and  referred  to  the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to the Committee on Rules

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,  ZIP  CODE  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 settlement; OR (III) SUCH INFORMATION IS USED SOLELY FOR  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04040-06-3

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