Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A485
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAHILL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Joan Millman
Steven Cymbrowitz
Felix Ortiz
Francine DelMonte
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Sandy Galef
Rhoda Jacobs
David Koon
2009-A485 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A485 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A485 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the charging of additional transaction fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill or mobile telephone service bill in person PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The act would close the loophole allowing wireless communication and mobile telephone companies to charge a customer service fee to individuals making a payment in person. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The act would amend the General Busi- ness Law by adding a new section 399-ccc to read as follows; Imposition of surcharges for payment of wireless communication services prohibited. A wireless communication service supplier engaged in the business of providing wireless communications service or mobile telephone service to a customer shall not impose any additional surcharge for the face to face payment by a customer of a bill for such wireless communications services or mobile telephone services. A face to face payment shall mean a payment made in a store with the assistance of store personnel to complete the transaction. JUSTIFICATION: The idea that personal transactions should be taxed by a private company is outrageous and encourages an impersonal business environment. Such a surcharge is another outlet for companies to "nickel and dime" customers who value human contact when conducting business
2009-A485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 485 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, MILLMAN, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, BRADLEY, DelMONTE, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DIAZ, EDDINGTON, GALEF, GREENE, JACOBS, KOON, McENENY, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the charging of additional transaction fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill or mobile telephone service bill in person 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-ccc to read as follows: S 399-CCC. IMPOSITION OF SURCHARGE FOR PAYMENT OF WIRELESS COMMUNI- CATIONS SERVICE PROHIBITED. A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE FOR THE FACE TO FACE PAYMENT BY A CUSTOMER OF A BILL FOR SUCH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE. A FACE TO FACE PAYMENT SHALL MEAN A PAYMENT MADE IN A STORE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STORE PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law, and shall apply to contracts issued, renewed, modi- fied or amended after the effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00607-01-9
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