Assembly Actions -
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Feb 07, 2024 |
signed chap.70 delivered to governor |
Jan 29, 2024 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.280 substituted for a8528 |
Jan 17, 2024 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 08, 2024 |
ordered to third reading cal.42 |
Jan 05, 2024 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8050
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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-S8050 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8528
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §390-e, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.6088 & A.4023-A); amd §152-d, Soc Serv L
2023-S8050 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Specifies information which is required to be contained in the notice to customers warning of possible electronic benefits transfer scams, including skimming; directs the office of temporary disability and assistance to create a model sign to comply with such notice provisions.
2023-S8050 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8050 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the social services law, in relation to a model notification regarding electronic benefits transfer scams involving certain public assistance benefits PURPOSE: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to the provisions of L.2023 c.731, to clarify provisions exempting clarifying the information and format of the notice to be placed in businesses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends the underlying chapter by making technical clar- ifications on the definition of electronic benefit transfer card, clari- fying that notices must contain a link and the information for victims of electronic benefit transfer scams and clarifying that the office of temporary and disability assistance shall determine the contact number
2023-S8050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8050 I N S E N A T E January 5, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general business law and the social services law, in relation to a model notification regarding electronic benefits trans- fer scams involving certain public assistance benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 390-e of the general business law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the general business law relating to requiring a notice to be posted regarding skimming, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6088 and A. 4023-A, is amended to read as follows: § 390-e. Skimming awareness notice. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "electronic benefit transfer card" means any medical assistance card, [food stamp assistance card, public assistance card] PAYMENT ACCESS CARD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY- ONE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, or any other identification, authori- zation card or electronic access device issued by the state or a social services district as defined in subdivision seven of section two of the social services law BY which [entitles] a person [to obtain public assistance benefits] MAY ACCESS THEIR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS under a local, state or federal program administered by the state, its political subdivisions or social services districts; and (b) "skimming" shall be defined as obtaining a consumer's personal identifying information as defined in subdivision one of section 190.77 of the penal law through the use of a skimmer device as defined in subdivision two of section 190.85 of the penal law. 2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, every person, firm, partnership, association or corporation who is engaged in a sales trans- action and accepts electronic benefit transfer cards shall place a sign at the point of sale containing a notice regarding skimming. Such sign shall include: (A) A LINK TO A WEB PAGE MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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