Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2014 | referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 08, 2014 | ordered to third reading cal.27 returned to assembly died in senate |
Mar 13, 2013 | referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 05, 2013 | ordered to third reading rules cal.25 rules report cal.25 reported reported referred to rules |
Feb 11, 2013 | reported referred to codes |
Jan 09, 2013 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
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A374 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5386
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§600 & 602, add §601-a, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012: A5438
2015-2016: A1933, S2515
2017-2018: A5237, A7860, S2199
2019-2020: A711, S4394
2021-2022: A2260, S737
A374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 374 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 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 requiring debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 600 of the general business law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 to read as follows: 4. "COMMUNICATION" SHALL MEAN THE CONVEYING OF INFORMATION REGARDING A DEBT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY PERSON THROUGH ANY MEDIUM. 5. "DEBT" MEANS ANY OBLIGATION OR ALLEGED OBLIGATION OF A CONSUMER TO PAY MONEY ARISING OUT OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE MONEY, PROPERTY, INSURANCE, OR SERVICES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE TRANSACTION ARE PRIMARILY FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH OBLIGATION HAS BEEN REDUCED TO JUDGMENT. 6. "DEBT COLLECTOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, AS PART OF HIS OR HER JOB, REGULARLY COLLECTS OR ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT DEBTS: (A) OWED OR DUE OR ASSERTED TO BE OWED OR DUE TO ANOTHER; OR (B) OBTAINED BY, OR ASSIGNED TO, SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, THAT ARE IN DEFAULT WHEN OBTAINED OR ACQUIRED BY SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION. S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 601-a to read as follows: S 601-A. LARGE PRINT NOTICES. 1. EACH AND EVERY PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR SHALL, IN EACH INITIAL COMMUNICATION, CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISCLOSE TO THE DEBTOR THAT WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR MAY BE RECEIVED IN A LARGE PRINT FORMAT. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST BY A DEBTOR, THE PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR MUST PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SENT TO THE DEBTOR IN THE LARGE PRINT FORMAT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.