Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer protection |
Mar 23, 2011 |
reported and committed to commerce, economic development and small business |
Feb 22, 2011 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S298
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S298 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S298 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S298 TITLE OF BILL: REVISED 12/30/11 An act to amend the general business law, in relation to providing telephone equipment with voice dialing functions to certain persons with disabilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would update provisions of the Public Service Law to reflect technological advances in adaptive telecommunications equipment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-zz-1. Defines voice dialing telephone equipment, consumer, purchaser, and seller. Any manufacturer or residential voice dialing telephone equipment shall offer for sale such equipment to consumers, as defined in this section, at an amount not to exceed the actual cost of manufacturing the equipment. Section 2. Every telephone corporation, as defined by section 2 of the Public Service Law, and every cable television company, as defined in section 212 of Public Service Law and any other provider of telephone service that provides telephone service to customers in New York state shall provide notice to its customers that voice dialing
2011-S298 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 298 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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 providing tele- phone equipment with voice dialing functions to certain persons with disabilities 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-zz-1 to read as follows: S 399-ZZ-1. RESIDENTIAL VOICE DIALING TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "VOICE DIALING TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT SUCH AS TELEPHONE HANDSETS, DESIGNED FOR USE ON THE RESIDENTIAL PREMISES OF A VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PERSON TO ORIGINATE, ROUTE OR TERMINATE A TELEPHONE CALL; (B) "CONSUMER" OR "PURCHASER" SHALL MEAN: (I) A CERTIFIED VISUALLY-IM- PAIRED RETAIL CUSTOMER WHO PURCHASES SUCH EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONAL USE IN A PLACE OF RESIDENCE WHERE THE ADDITION OF SUCH EQUIPMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENABLE SUCH CONSUMER TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL AND THAT (II) MEETS THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW YORK LIFELINE PROGRAM; AND (C) "SELLER" SHALL MEAN ANY RETAILER, DISTRIBUTOR OR MANUFACTURER WHO SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE RESIDENTIAL VOICE DIALING TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY TO A CONSUMER OR PURCHASER OR PLACES IN THE CHAIN OF DISTRIB- UTION SUCH EQUIPMENT TO BE ULTIMATELY SOLD TO A CONSUMER. 2. ANY MANUFACTURER OF RESIDENTIAL VOICE DIALING TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT SHALL OFFER FOR SALE SUCH EQUIPMENT TO CONSUMERS, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE ACTUAL COST OF MANUFACTURING THE EQUIPMENT. S 2. Every telephone corporation, as defined in section 2 of the public service law, and every cable television company, as defined in section 212 of public service law and any other provider of telephone EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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