Assembly Bill A5337

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires publisher of magazine subscriptions to disclose on the billing statement or invoice a customer service telephone number

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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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2013-A5337 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4675
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §335-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6508
2011-2012: A7101
2015-2016: A1114
2017-2018: A5228

2013-A5337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that every publisher of a magazine sold by subscription shall disclose by a notice on the billing statement or billing invoice of each magazine mailed pursuant to subscription, a customer service telephone number; such notice shall be printed or written in a clear and conspicuous form.

2013-A5337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5337

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
  Protection

AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  publishers of magazine subscriptions to disclose on the billing state-
  ments a customer service telephone number

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

  Section 1. Section 335-a of the general business  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. EVERY PUBLISHER OF A MAGAZINE SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION SHALL DISCLOSE
BY A NOTICE ON THE BILLING STATEMENT OR INVOICE OF EACH MAGAZINE, MAILED
PURSUANT  TO  SUBSCRIPTION,  A  CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE NUMBER.  SUCH
NOTICE SHALL BE PRINTED OR WRITTEN IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS FORM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00885-01-3

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