| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 25, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 24, 2016 |
1st report cal.1075 |
| Jan 26, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S6553
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2015-S6553 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6553
PURPOSE :
The purpose of this bill is to further deter any would-be violators of
the Do Not Call Registry.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends the general business law by increasing the fine
applied to violators of the Do Not Call Registry to $20,000.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
The Do Not Call Registry has been an effective tool in curbing the
number of unwanted calls most households receive from companies
wishing to solicit information or business. However, there are a
number of actors who are violating this law in the hopes of gaining
business from unwitting participants. This is a calculated decision
that they are making as a part of their overall business model. Their
calculus is that they will earn more business by violating the law
than they will lose in fines from people reporting their misdeeds.
This bill aims to further curb these entities from violating the Do
Not Call Registry by increasing the fine per violation by almost
2015-S6553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6553
I N S E N A T E
January 26, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 raising the
maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 12 of section 399-z of the
general business law, as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
a. Where it is determined after hearing that any person has violated
one or more provisions of this section, the secretary, or any person
deputized or so designated by him or her may assess a fine not to exceed
[eleven] TWENTY thousand dollars for each violation.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13110-01-5
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