Assembly Bill A8219

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from requiring or requesting certain consumer information

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  • 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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2017-A8219 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §380-a, add §380-v, Gen Bus L

2017-A8219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from requiring or requesting a copy of a consumer's social security card when furnishing consumer reports or investigative consumer reports to third parties.

2017-A8219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8219
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   consumer  reporting  agencies  from  requiring  or  requesting certain
   consumer information

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision (t) of section 380-a of the
 general business law, as added by chapter 441 of the laws  of  2014,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (1)  a  social  security  number  [or a copy of a social security card
 issued by the social security administration];
   § 2. Section 380-v of the general business law, as relettered by chap-
 ter 441 of the laws of 2014, is  relettered  section  380-w  and  a  new
 section 380-v is added to read as follows:
   §  380-V.  LIMITATIONS  ON  REQUESTS  FOR  IDENTIFYING  DOCUMENTATION.
 CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES SHALL NOT REQUIRE OR REQUEST  A  COPY  OF  A
 CONSUMER'S  SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROPER IDENTIFICA-
 TION OF A CONSUMER, A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY MAY REQUEST  OR  REQUIRE
 SUCH CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
   §  3.  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.
                                                            LBD11764-01-7

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