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Assembly Bill A2328A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to methods for cancelling contracts

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2019-A2328 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2543
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10032, S8390
2021-2022: A1001, S2746
2023-2024: A930, S682
2025-2026: A1221, S2149

2019-A2328 - Summary

Requires that a business allow a consumer to cancel a contract between the two parties using the same method that was used to enter into the contact.

2019-A2328 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2328
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, COLTON,  GUNTHER,  BARRON,  DICKENS,
   COOK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DAVILA, DenDEKKER, D'URSO --
   read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
   Protection

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to methods for
   cancelling contracts
 
   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   §  391-U.  METHOD FOR CONTRACT CANCELLATION.  UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
 IZED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION, ANY BUSINESS  THAT  CONTRACTS  WITH  A
 CONSUMER  SHALL  ALLOW  SUCH  CONSUMER TO CANCEL SUCH CONTRACT USING THE
 SAME METHOD THAT THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER USED TO ENTER SUCH  CONTRACT,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IN WRITING OR ONLINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01334-01-9

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2019-A2328A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2543
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10032, S8390
2021-2022: A1001, S2746
2023-2024: A930, S682
2025-2026: A1221, S2149

2019-A2328A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a business allow a consumer to cancel a contract between the two parties using the same method that was used to enter into the contact.

2019-A2328A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2328--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, COLTON,  GUNTHER,  BARRON,  DICKENS,
   COOK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DAVILA, DenDEKKER, D'URSO --
   read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
   Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to methods for
   cancelling contracts
 
   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   §  391-U.  METHOD FOR CONTRACT CANCELLATION.  UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
 IZED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION, ANY BUSINESS  THAT  CONTRACTS  WITH  A
 CONSUMER  SHALL  ALLOW  SUCH  CONSUMER TO CANCEL SUCH CONTRACT USING THE
 SAME METHOD THAT THE BUSINESS AND CONSUMER USED TO ENTER SUCH  CONTRACT,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IN WRITING OR ONLINE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, "CONSUMER" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON  RESIDING  IN  THIS
 STATE  THAT  ENTERS  INTO  A  CONTRACT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD
 PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01334-02-9

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