| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Dec 22, 2022 | approval memo.46 signed chap.725 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 02, 2022 | returned to assembly repassed senate 3rd reading cal.1846 substituted for s145b |
| May 25, 2022 | recommitted to consumer protection returned to senate repassed assembly |
| May 09, 2022 | amended on third reading 266a |
| May 09, 2022 | vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to assembly recalled from senate |
| Jan 25, 2022 | referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
| Jan 20, 2022 | advanced to third reading cal.291 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | reported |
| Jan 05, 2022 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
assembly Bill A266A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Marcela Mitaynes
A266 - Details
A266 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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266
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing
notice of certain scams when selling gift cards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 396-i of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
2-B. (A) NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION
SHALL SELL A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO A PURCHASER UNLESS, AT THE LOCATION
WHERE THE SALE OCCURS, THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED:
"PROTECT YOURSELF FROM PREPAID CARD SCAMS; INCLUDING REQUESTS RELATED TO
LOTTERIES, TAXES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS OR UTILITY PAYMENTS. DO NOT PROVIDE
ANY PREPAID CARD INFORMATION TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW; INCLUDING PIN
NUMBER OR CARD NUMBER. IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE A VICTIM OF FRAUD,
CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT."
(B) NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) WHERE A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION HAS
AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN, NOTICE MAY BE GIVEN ON SUCH SCREEN
TO THE PURCHASER BEFORE FINALIZING PAYMENT; OR
(II) WHERE A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION
DOES NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN OR DOES NOT WISH TO
PROVIDE NOTICE ON THEIR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN, NOTICE SHALL
BE POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE SALE OCCURS.
§ 2. 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.
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Co-Sponsors
Marcela Mitaynes
Judy Griffin
A266A (ACTIVE) - Details
A266A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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266--A
Cal. No. 291
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, MITAYNES -- 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 -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly
and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsid-
ered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing
notice of potential scams when selling gift cards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 396-i of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
2-B. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION SHALL
SELL A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO A PURCHASER UNLESS THE SELLER DISPLAYS A
CONSPICUOUS NOTICE AT OR NEAR WHERE THE GIFT CERTIFICATE IS DISPLAYED OR
AT OR NEAR THE PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE THE SALE OCCURS, THAT (I)
CAUTIONS THE PURCHASER ABOUT PREPAID CARD SCAMS, AND (II) INSTRUCTS THE
PURCHASER ON WHAT TO DO IF THEY SUSPECT THEY MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL VICTIM
OF SUCH A SCAM.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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