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| Jan 23, 2013 | referred to energy and telecommunications |
senate Bill S2771
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S2771 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง92-f, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012: S1085
2015-2016: S2561
2017-2018: S2356
2019-2020: S2861
S2771 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2771 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the expiration of minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards PURPOSE: To conspicuously disclose expiration dates on prepaid cellular calling cards. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds section 92-g to the public service law to require disclosure of the expiration date of the cellular minutes on a prepaid cellular calling card. EXISTING LAW: Under the New York State Public Service law section 92-f prepaid calling cards must disclose; a. name of the company; b. toll-free customer service number; c. toll-free network access number, if such number is required to access service; d. authorization code, if such code is required to access service;
S2771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2771
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 23, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the expiration of
minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2 of section 92-f of the
public service law, as added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1999, are
amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
e. any expiration date or expiration policy; [and]
f. instructions for use of the card[.]; AND
G. IN THE CASE OF A COMPANY THAT OFFERS PREPAID CELLULAR TELEPHONE
SERVICES BY MEANS OF A PREPAID CALLING CARD, SUCH PREPAID CALLING CARD
SHALL HAVE PRINTED ON ITS FACE, IN CONSPICUOUS PRINT OF A FONT AT LEAST
TWO TIMES LARGER THAT ANY OTHER PRINT PRINTED ON SUCH CARD, THE EXPIRA-
TION DATE FOR THE CELLULAR MINUTES PURCHASED WITH THE CARD.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06779-01-3
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