Senate Bill S2318

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires businesses which provide for someone to spoof a telephone number to keep certain records

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Current 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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2023-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A61
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-rr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8032, A8565

2023-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires businesses which provide for someone to spoof a telephone number to keep records of the phone calls placed with their services.

2023-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2318
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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 requiring busi-
   nesses which provide for someone to spoof a telephone number  to  keep
   certain records

   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 section
 399-rr to read as follows:
   § 399-RR. TELEPHONE NUMBER SPOOFING RECORDKEEPING. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, "SPOOFING OF A TELEPHONE NUMBER" SHALL MEAN HAVING  THE
 CALLER INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON A CALLER IDENTIFICATION DEVICE BE INFOR-
 MATION  OTHER  THAN  THAT  OF  THE ACTUAL TELEPHONE NUMBER BEING USED TO
 PLACE THE CALL.
   2. EVERY BUSINESS WHICH PROVIDES  FOR  THE  SPOOFING  OF  A  TELEPHONE
 NUMBER  SHALL  KEEP  A  RECORD  OF  THE  CALLS PLACED USING ITS SERVICES
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WOULD BE DISPLAYED ON THE CALLER IDENTIFICA-
 TION DEVICE OF THE PERSON RECEIVING THE PHONE CALL;
   (B) THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS  OF  THE  DEVICE
 PLACING THE TELEPHONE CALL; AND
   (C) THE TIME, DATE, AND DURATION OF THE TELEPHONE CALL.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD01783-01-3



              

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