Assembly Bill A5319

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry

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  • 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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2013-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzz, Gen Bus L; amd §92-d, Pub Serv L; amd §97-www, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2285
2011-2012: A1689

2013-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the no political solicitation call statewide registry.

2013-A5319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5319

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, the public service law and the
  state finance law, in relation to establishing the no political solic-
  itation call statewide registry regarding political calls

  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-zzzz to read as follows:
  S  399-ZZZZ.  POLITICAL  SOLICITATION;  ESTABLISHMENT  OF NO POLITICAL
SOLICITATION CALL STATEWIDE REGISTRY.  1. AS USED IN THIS  SECTION,  THE
FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD;
  B.  "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
BOARD;
  C.  "PERSON" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM,
CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY;
AND
  D. "UNSOLICITED POLITICAL CALL" MEANS ANY TELEPHONE CALL OTHER THAN  A
CALL MADE:
  (I)  IN RESPONSE TO AN EXPRESS WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUEST OF THE PERSON
CALLED; OR
  (II) IN CONNECTION WITH AN ESTABLISHED POLITICAL  RELATIONSHIP,  WHICH
HAS NOT BEEN TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY.
  2.  THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A NO POLITICAL SOLICITATION
CALL STATEWIDE REGISTRY WHICH SHALL CONTAIN A LIST OF PERSONS WHO DO NOT
WISH TO RECEIVE AN UNSOLICITED POLITICAL CALL. THE  BOARD  MAY  CONTRACT
WITH  A PRIVATE VENDOR TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SUCH REGISTRY, PROVIDED
THE PRIVATE VENDOR HAS MAINTAINED  NATIONAL  NO  POLITICAL  SOLICITATION
CALL  REGISTRIES  FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, AND THE CONTRACT REQUIRES THE
VENDOR TO PROVIDE THE NO POLITICAL SOLICITATION CALL STATEWIDE  REGISTRY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05802-01-3
              

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