Assembly Bill A675A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A675 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10739
2021-2022: A2047

2019-A675 - Summary

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.

2019-A675 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    675
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. NIOU, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  limiting  autod-
   ialed  telephone  calls  to  state  residents and to require telephone
   service providers to offer free call mitigation technologies to  tele-
   phone customers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "telephone
 consumer privacy protection act".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. AUTODIALED TELEPHONE CALLS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "AUTODIALED CALL" MEANS:
   (I) A CALL MADE USING EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES A SERIES OF CALLS TO STORED
 TELEPHONE  NUMBERS,  INCLUDING NUMBERS STORED ON A LIST, OR TO TELEPHONE
 NUMBERS PRODUCED USING A RANDOM OR SEQUENTIAL NUMBER  GENERATOR,  EXCEPT
 THAT THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE A CALL MADE USING ONLY EQUIPMENT THAT THE
 CALLER  DEMONSTRATES  REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL HUMAN INTERVENTION
 TO DIAL OR PLACE A CALL AFTER A HUMAN INITIATES THE CALL  OR  SERIES  OF
 CALLS;
   (II) A CALL MADE USING AN ARTIFICIAL OR PRERECORDED VOICE MESSAGE; OR
   (III)  A  TEXT MESSAGE MADE USING EQUIPMENT THAT ISSUES TWENTY OR MORE
 TEXTS AT A TIME, OR SENDS A SERIES OF NEARLY IDENTICAL  TEXTS  TO  TELE-
 PHONE NUMBERS ON A LIST, OR TO TELEPHONE NUMBERS PRODUCED USING A RANDOM
 OR  SEQUENTIAL  NUMBER  GENERATOR, EXCEPT THAT THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE
 TEXTS THAT THE SENDER DEMONSTRATES WERE SENT TO  THE  SENDER'S  PERSONAL
 ACQUAINTANCES.
   (B)  "CALL  MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TECHNOLOGY THAT IDENTIFIES AN
 INCOMING CALL OR TEXT MESSAGE AS BEING, OR AS PROBABLY BEING, AN  AUTOD-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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multi-Sponsors

2019-A675A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10739
2021-2022: A2047

2019-A675A - Summary

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.

2019-A675A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, RICHARDSON, FITZPATRICK,
   EICHENSTEIN, KIM, ENGLEBRIGHT, FRONTUS, FAHY -- read once and referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to limiting robo-
   calls to state residents and to require telephone service providers to
   offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "robocall
 prevention act".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. ROBOCALLS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ROBOCALL" MEANS A CALL MADE, INCLUDING A TEXT MESSAGE SENT:
   (I) USING EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES A SERIES OF CALLS TO  STORED  TELEPHONE
 NUMBERS,  INCLUDING  NUMBERS  STORED  ON A LIST, OR TO TELEPHONE NUMBERS
 PRODUCED USING A RANDOM OR SEQUENTIAL NUMBER  GENERATOR,  EXCEPT  FOR  A
 CALL  MADE  USING  ONLY  EQUIPMENT THAT THE CALLER DEMONSTRATES REQUIRES
 SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL HUMAN INTERVENTION TO DIAL OR PLACE A CALL  AFTER
 A HUMAN INITIATES THE CALL OR SERIES OF CALLS; OR
   (II) USING AN ARTIFICIAL OR PRERECORDED VOICE.
   (B)  "CALL  MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TECHNOLOGY THAT IDENTIFIES AN
 INCOMING CALL OR TEXT MESSAGE AS BEING, OR AS PROBABLY BEING, A ROBOCALL
 AND, ON THAT BASIS, BLOCKS THE CALL OR MESSAGE, DIVERTS IT TO THE CALLED
 PERSON'S ANSWERING SYSTEM, OR OTHERWISE PREVENTS IT FROM BEING COMPLETED
 TO THE CALLED PERSON, EXCEPT THAT IT PERMITS A CALL OR TEXT  SO  IDENTI-
 FIED  TO  BE  COMPLETED  WHEN  IT  IS  IDENTIFIED AS BEING MADE BY A LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITY, OR WHEN IT IS IDENTIFIED AS  ORIGI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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multi-Sponsors

2019-A675B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10739
2021-2022: A2047

2019-A675B - Summary

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.

2019-A675B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, RICHARDSON, FITZPATRICK,
   EICHENSTEIN,  KIM,  ENGLEBRIGHT, FRONTUS, FAHY, D. ROSENTHAL, SOLAGES,
   BUCHWALD, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, LiPETRI, MORINELLO, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, SEAWRIGHT,  REYES,  NORRIS,  WALCZYK,  BLANKENBUSH  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities and Commissions -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to limiting robo-
   calls to state residents and to require telephone service providers to
   offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "robocall
 prevention act".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 91-b to
 read as follows:
   § 91-B. ROBOCALLS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ROBOCALL" MEANS A CALL MADE, INCLUDING A TEXT MESSAGE SENT:
   (I) USING EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES A SERIES OF CALLS TO  STORED  TELEPHONE
 NUMBERS,  INCLUDING  NUMBERS  STORED  ON A LIST, OR TO TELEPHONE NUMBERS
 PRODUCED USING A RANDOM OR SEQUENTIAL NUMBER  GENERATOR,  EXCEPT  FOR  A
 CALL  MADE  USING  ONLY  EQUIPMENT THAT THE CALLER DEMONSTRATES REQUIRES
 SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL HUMAN INTERVENTION TO DIAL OR PLACE A CALL  AFTER
 A HUMAN INITIATES THE CALL OR SERIES OF CALLS; OR
   (II) USING AN ARTIFICIAL OR PRERECORDED VOICE.
   (B)  "CALL  MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TECHNOLOGY THAT IDENTIFIES AN
 INCOMING CALL OR TEXT MESSAGE AS BEING, OR AS PROBABLY BEING, A ROBOCALL
 AND, ON THAT BASIS, BLOCKS THE CALL OR MESSAGE, DIVERTS IT TO THE CALLED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A675C - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10739
2021-2022: A2047

2019-A675C - Summary

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.

2019-A675C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, RICHARDSON, FITZPATRICK,
   EICHENSTEIN,  KIM,  ENGLEBRIGHT, FRONTUS, FAHY, D. ROSENTHAL, SOLAGES,
   BUCHWALD, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, LiPETRI, MORINELLO, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, SEAWRIGHT,  REYES,  NORRIS,  WALCZYK,  BLANKENBUSH  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities and Commissions -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to limiting robo-
   calls to state residents and to require telephone service providers to
   offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "robocall
 prevention act".
   § 2. Section 399-p of the general business law, as amended by  chapter
 581  of the laws of 1992, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 546 of the
 laws of 2000, subdivision 6-a as added and subdivision 8 as  amended  by
 chapter 176 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   §  399-p.  [Telemarketing;  use] USE of automatic [dialing-announcing]
 DIALING devices and placement of ROBOCALLS AND consumer telephone calls.
 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall  have
 the following meanings:
   (a)  "automatic  [dialing-announcing] DIALING device" means [any auto-
 matic equipment which incorporates a  storage  capability  of  telephone
 numbers  to  be called and is used, working alone or in conjunction with
 other equipment, to disseminate a prerecorded message to  the  telephone

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A675D (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §91-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10739
2021-2022: A2047

2019-A675D (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits robocalls to state residents and requires telephone service providers to offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers.

2019-A675D (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  675--D
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NIOU, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, RICHARDSON, FITZPATRICK,
   EICHENSTEIN,  KIM,  ENGLEBRIGHT, FRONTUS, FAHY, D. ROSENTHAL, SOLAGES,
   BUCHWALD, D'URSO, GOTTFRIED, LiPETRI, MORINELLO, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, SEAWRIGHT,  REYES,  NORRIS,  WALCZYK,  BLANKENBUSH  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities and Commissions -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
   tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
   said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to limiting robo-
   calls to state residents and to require telephone service providers to
   offer free call mitigation technology to telephone customers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "robocall
 prevention act".
   § 2. Section 399-p of the general business law, as amended by  chapter
 581  of the laws of 1992, subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 546 of the
 laws of 2000, subdivision 6-a as added and subdivision 8 as  amended  by
 chapter 176 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   §  399-p.  [Telemarketing;  use] USE of automatic [dialing-announcing]
 DIALING devices and placement of ROBOCALLS AND consumer telephone calls.
 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall  have
 the following meanings:
   (a)  "automatic  [dialing-announcing] DIALING device" means [any auto-
 matic equipment which incorporates a  storage  capability  of  telephone

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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