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Assembly Bill A749B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty-two thousand dollars

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2019-A749 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9442
2017-2018: A3734
2021-2022: A83
2023-2024: A4456

2019-A749 - Summary

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars.

2019-A749 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    749
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Consumer Affairs and 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01136-01-9

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2019-A749A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9442
2017-2018: A3734
2021-2022: A83
2023-2024: A4456

2019-A749A - Summary

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars.

2019-A749A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  749--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
   bly 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 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  14 of section 399-z of the
 general business law, as amended by chapter 572 of the laws of 2019,  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-TWO thousand dollars for each violation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01136-02-0

co-Sponsors

2019-A749B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9442
2017-2018: A3734
2021-2022: A83
2023-2024: A4456

2019-A749B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the maximum fine for persons who violate the law regulating telemarketing to twenty thousand dollars.

2019-A749B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  749--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. QUART, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 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  14 of section 399-z of the
 general business law, as amended by chapter 572 of the laws of 2019,  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01136-04-0

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