Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 28, 2018 |
signed chap.471 |
Dec 18, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2018 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 19, 2018 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.309 substituted for a4903a |
Jun 19, 2018 |
substituted by s3491a rules report cal.309 reported |
Jun 18, 2018 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 11, 2018 |
print number 4903a |
Jun 11, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Jun 07, 2017 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2017 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 06, 2017 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4903A
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3491 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Ellen C. Jaffee
Michael DenDekker
Earlene Hooper
multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
Aileen Gunther
William Magee
N. Nick Perry
2017-A4903 - Details
2017-A4903 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4903 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, JAFFEE, DenDEKKER, HOOPER, COOK, M. G. MILLER, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, GUNTHER, MAGEE, PERRY, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known to be deceased THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 601-a to read as follows: § 601-A. PROHIBITED PRACTICES REGARDING DECEASED DEBTORS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "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; (B) "DEBT COLLECTOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, AS PART OF HIS OR HER JOB, REGULARLY COLLECTS OR ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT DEBTS: (I) OWED OR DUE OR ASSERTED TO BE OWED OR DUE TO ANOTHER; OR (II) OBTAINED BY, OR ASSIGNED TO, SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, THAT ARE IN DEFAULT WHEN OBTAINED OR ACQUIRED BY SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION; AND (C) "ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT" MEANS ANY ACTION TAKEN OR COMMUNI- CATION MADE BY A PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR TO ANY PERSON WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE SUCH COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT A DEBT. 2. ANY PRINCIPAL CREDITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT INCURRED BY A DECEASED DEBTOR FROM A PERSON WHO THE PRINCIPAL CRED- ITOR OR DEBT COLLECTOR KNOWS IS NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH DEBT SHALL DISCLOSE TO SUCH PERSON THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
Ellen C. Jaffee
Michael DenDekker
Earlene Hooper
multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
Aileen Gunther
William Magee
N. Nick Perry
2017-A4903A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A4903A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4903--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, GLICK, JAFFEE, DenDEKKER, HOOPER, COOK, M. G. MILLER, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, GUNTHER, MAGEE, PERRY, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to disclosure by principal creditors and debt collection agencies of the legal obli- gations of a deceased debtor's family and household members THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 601-a to read as follows: § 601-A. DISCLOSURE BY PRINCIPAL CREDITORS AND/OR DEBT COLLECTION AGENCIES. NO PRINCIPAL CREDITORS AND/OR DEBT COLLECTION AGENCIES SHALL MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION THAT A PERSON IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE DEBT OF A FAMILY MEMBER IN A WAY THAT CONTRAVENES WITH THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 USC § 1692 ET SEQ.). IN ADDITION, THE PRINCIPAL CRED- ITORS AND/OR DEBT COLLECTION AGENCIES SHALL NOT MAKE ANY MISREPRESEN- TATION ABOUT THE FAMILY MEMBER'S OBLIGATION TO PAY SUCH DEBTS. § 2. Section 600 of the general business law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. "DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN BUSINESS, THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO REGULARLY COLLECT OR ATTEMPT 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. § 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
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