Assembly Bill A258

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the charging of additional fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill

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Archive: Last 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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2019-A258 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A485
2011-2012: A166
2013-2014: A1096
2015-2016: A1580
2017-2018: A1405
2021-2022: A995

2019-A258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the charging of additional fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill when such payment is made in person with the assistance of in-store personnel to complete the transaction.

2019-A258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    258
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, ORTIZ -- 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-cccc to read as follows:
   § 399-CCCC. 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD01991-01-9

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