Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 05, 2019 |
signed chap.246 |
Sep 03, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 18, 2019 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.330 substituted for a2078a |
Jun 18, 2019 |
substituted by s4019a |
Jun 17, 2019 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.330 rules report cal.330 reported |
Jun 03, 2019 |
reported referred to rules |
May 28, 2019 |
print number 2078a |
May 28, 2019 |
amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 22, 2019 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A2078A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GUNTHER
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4019 - 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
2019-A2078 - Details
2019-A2078 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2078 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the personal property law, in relation to early termination of motor vehicle lease contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-zzzz of the general business law, as added by chapter 331 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 1. Subject to federal law and regulation[,]: A. no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer has deceased before the end of such contract; AND B. A RETAIL LESSEE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CHARGES FOR THE EARLY TERMINATION OF A RETAIL LEASE AGREEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF SUCH LEASE. § 2. Paragraphs (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision 5 of section 337 of the personal property law are relettered paragraphs (j), (k) and (l) and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows: (I) A STATEMENT IN AT LEAST EIGHT-POINT BOLD TYPE STATING THAT THE LESSEE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF THE LEASE; § 3. Section 341 of the personal property law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. THERE SHALL BE NO EARLY TERMINATION LIABILITY TO THE LESSEE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF SUCH LEASE. § 4. 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. LBD01695-01-9
2019-A2078A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A2078A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2078--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the general business law and the personal property law, in relation to early termination of motor vehicle lease contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-zzzz of the general business law, as added by chapter 331 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 1. Subject to federal law and regulation[,]: A. no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer has deceased before the end of such contract; AND B. A RETAIL LESSEE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CHARGES FOR THE EARLY TERMINATION OF A RETAIL LEASE AGREEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF SUCH LEASE. § 2. Paragraphs (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision 5 of section 337 of the personal property law are relettered paragraphs (j), (k) and (l) and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows: (I) A STATEMENT IN AT LEAST EIGHT-POINT BOLD TYPE STATING THAT THE LESSEE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF THE LEASE; § 3. Section 341 of the personal property law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. THERE SHALL BE NO EARLY TERMINATION LIABILITY TO THE LESSEE IF HE OR SHE HAS DECEASED BEFORE THE END OF SUCH LEASE. § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to all leases entered into, renewed, modified or amended on or after such effective date.
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