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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S793
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
2019-S793 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §399-z, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S4917
2023-2024: S4214
2019-S793 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S793 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a fine for knowingly transmitting misleading, inaccurate, or false caller identification information and raising the maximum fine for other related violations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to increasing fines for certain telemarketing violations SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 2-a and paragraph a of subdivision 12 of section 399-z of the general business law, subdivision 2-a as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2017, paragraph a of subdivision 12 as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2012 to declare it unlawful for a tele- marketer to knowingly cause any caller identification service to trans-
2019-S793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 793 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 establishing a fine for knowingly transmitting misleading, inaccurate, or false call- er identification information and raising the maximum fine for other related violations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a and paragraph a of subdivision 12 of section 399-z of the general business law, subdivision 2-a as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2017, paragraph a of subdivision 12 as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows: 2-a. It shall be unlawful for any telemarketer or seller to knowingly cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading, inaccu- rate, or false caller identification information, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COPIED OR INCORRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, provided that it shall not be a violation to substitute (for the name and phone number used in, or billed for, making the call) the name or telephone number of the person or seller on behalf of which a telemarketing call is placed. A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL RESULT IN A TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE FOR EACH OFFENSE. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO TELE- PHONE CALLS PLACED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TELEPHONE CALLS PLACED BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION THAT HAS DELIBERATELY DISGUISED SUCH INFORMA- TION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE. 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-FIVE thousand dollars for each violation. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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