Assembly Bill A377

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Imposes requirements for unsolicited private government-related registration service communications

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A377 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §350-f-2, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10654

2025-A377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any person or entity, whether located within the state or sending physical or electronic mail to a person within the state, sending an unsolicited private government-related registration service communication that mentions any fees, renewal charges, requests for payment, or requests to enter into a contract, shall include a notice that is reasonably calculated to apprise the recipient that they are not a government entity or affiliated with one and the recipient is not required to pay or enter into any agreement with them.

2025-A377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    377
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  requirements
   for unsolicited private government-related registration service commu-
   nications

   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
 350-f-2 to read as follows:
   § 350-F-2. UNSOLICITED PRIVATE GOVERNMENT-RELATED REGISTRATION SERVICE
 COMMUNICATIONS. 1. ANY PERSON OR  ENTITY,  WHETHER  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE
 STATE  OR  SENDING  PHYSICAL  OR  ELECTRONIC MAIL TO A PERSON WITHIN THE
 STATE, SENDING AN UNSOLICITED  PRIVATE  GOVERNMENT-RELATED  REGISTRATION
 SERVICE  COMMUNICATION THAT MENTIONS ANY FEES, RENEWAL CHARGES, REQUESTS
 FOR PAYMENT, OR REQUESTS TO ENTER  INTO  A  CONTRACT,  SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 NOTICE  THAT  IS  REASONABLY  CALCULATED TO APPRISE THE RECIPIENT OF THE
 FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
   "(COMPANY NAME) IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH NOR  IS  A  GOVERNMENT  ENTITY.
 YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY OR ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH US."
   FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "UNSOLICITED PRIVATE GOVERNMENT-RELATED
 REGISTRATION SERVICE  COMMUNICATION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  LETTER,  NOTICE,
 INVOICE, BILL, OR STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT THAT IS SENT TO A PERSON OR ENTI-
 TY  WITHOUT  PRIOR  REQUEST  OR  AGREEMENT,  WHERE  NO EXISTING BUSINESS
 RELATIONSHIP  OR  CONTRACT  EXISTS  BETWEEN  THE  SENDER  OR  RECIPIENT,
 PURPORTING  TO  CHARGE  FOR  OR OFFER ANY SERVICE RELATED TO ANY GOVERN-
 MENTAL REGISTRATION MADE WITH ANY STATE  OR  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT  ENTITY
 WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
   2. ANY VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A
 DECEPTIVE  ACT  OR  PRACTICE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FORTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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