Senate Bill S464

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from requiring or requesting certain consumer information

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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-S464 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §380-a, rel §380-v to be §380-w, add §380-v, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8427
2019-2020: S1699
2021-2022: S636

2023-S464 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from requiring or requesting a copy of a consumer's social security card when furnishing consumer reports or investigative consumer reports to third parties.

2023-S464 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S464 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    464
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 prohibiting
   consumer reporting  agencies  from  requiring  or  requesting  certain
   consumer information

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (t)  of  section  380-a  of  the
 general  business  law,  as added by chapter 441 of the laws of 2014, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (1) a social security number [or a copy  of  a  social  security  card
 issued by the social security administration];
   § 2. Section 380-v of the general business law, as relettered by chap-
 ter  441  of  the  laws  of  2014, is relettered section 380-w and a new
 section 380-v is added to read as follows:
   §  380-V.  LIMITATIONS  ON  REQUESTS  FOR  IDENTIFYING  DOCUMENTATION.
 CONSUMER  REPORTING  AGENCIES  SHALL  NOT REQUIRE OR REQUEST A COPY OF A
 CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROPER  IDENTIFICA-
 TION  OF  A CONSUMER, A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY MAY REQUEST OR REQUIRE
 SUCH CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
   § 3. 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.
                                                            LBD01445-01-3



              

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