Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to consumer protection |
Jun 10, 2023 |
committed to rules |
Feb 14, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 13, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 08, 2023 |
1st report cal.328 |
Jan 20, 2023 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2404
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
2023-S2404 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1766
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §390-e, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A8234
2015-2016: A1583
2017-2018: A4719
2019-2020: S3147, A597
2021-2022: S272, A589
2023-S2404 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2404 Revised 4/13/23 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring retailers to post warning signs of the tracking of customers through cell phones or other electronic devices PURPOSE: This bill requires businesses to fully disclose the presence of a customer tracking system within their store and provide a way for customers to opt-out of such tracking. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the General Business Law by adding the new section 390-d, which requires retailers to post warning signs within their establishment regarding tracking customers' movement through their cell- phones and other electronic devices for purposes of storing or selling such information. Such warning signs shall also provide information for
2023-S2404 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2404 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 retailers to post warning signs of the tracking of customers through cell phones or other electronic devices 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 390-e to read as follows: § 390-E. POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS BY RETAILERS TRACKING CUSTOMERS THROUGH CELL PHONES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES. 1. ANY RETAILER THAT TRACKS A CUSTOMER BY USE OF THE CUSTOMER'S CELL PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELEC- TRONIC DEVICE WHILE THE CUSTOMER IS IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST A WARNING SIGN AT EACH ENTRANCE INDICATING THAT SUCH RETAILER PERFORMS SUCH TRACKING. SUCH WARNING SIGN SHALL ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO OPT OUT OF THE TRACKING. 2. ANY RETAILER THAT VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION, AND NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION THEREAFTER. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCUR- RENTLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF A MUNICIPAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE, OR BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE OF A MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREUNDER SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ELECTRONIC DEVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY CELL PHONE AS DEFINED BY PARA- GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT, HANDHELD DEVICE WITH MOBILE DATA ACCESS, LAPTOP COMPUTER, PAGER, BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TWO-WAY MESSAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00884-01-3
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