Senate Bill S2154

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the purchase of firearms and firearm ammunition with a credit card

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-BBB §§529 - 529-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8189
2019-2020: S114
2023-2024: S551

2021-S2154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires credit card, debit card, or processor service companies to allow for the purchase of firearms and firearm ammunition with such services.

2021-S2154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2154
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 the purchase of
   firearms and firearm ammunition with a credit card or debit card
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 29-BBB to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 29-BBB
              USAGE OF CREDIT CARDS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN GOODS
 SECTION 529.   DEFINITIONS.
         529-A. PURCHASING  OF  CERTAIN GOODS WITH A CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT
                  CARD.
   § 529. DEFINITIONS. IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT  OR  SUBJECT
 MATTER OTHERWISE REQUIRES:
   1.  "CREDIT  CARD"  MEANS  AND INCLUDES ANY CREDIT CARD, CREDIT PLATE,
 CHARGE PLATE, COURTESY CARD, OR  OTHER  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  OR  DEVICE
 ISSUED  BY A PERSON TO ANOTHER PERSON WHICH MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN A CASH
 ADVANCE OR A LOAN OR CREDIT OR TO PURCHASE OR LEASE PROPERTY OR SERVICES
 ON THE CREDIT OF THE ISSUER OR OF THE HOLDER;
   2. "DEBIT CARD" MEANS A CARD, PLATE OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE ISSUED  BY
 A  PERSON  TO ANOTHER PERSON WHICH MAY BE USED, WITHOUT A PERSONAL IDEN-
 TIFICATION NUMBER, CODE OR SIMILAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TO PURCHASE OR
 LEASE PROPERTY OR SERVICES. THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE A CREDIT CARD OR A
 CHECK, DRAFT OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENT.
   3. "PERSON" INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR  ASSO-
 CIATION,  TWO  OR  MORE PERSONS HAVING A JOINT OR COMMON INTEREST OR ANY
 OTHER LEGAL OR COMMERCIAL ENTITY;
   4. "ISSUER" MEANS A PERSON WHO ISSUES A CREDIT CARD OR A DEBIT CARD;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07364-01-1

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