Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who and when a principal creditor may contact a debtor about the debt owed as well as the fact that a principal creditor cannot disclose information affecting a consumer debtor's reputation for creditworthiness if the principal creditor knows or has reason to know such information is false; applies to consumer rather than commercial debts. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to consumer protection from deceptive acts and practices; increases damages and directs consumers on bringing an action for such deceptive acts and practices. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires sale or transfer of rifles and shotguns between unlicensed persons shall be conducted through a federally licensed firearms dealer; makes exceptions; provides penalties. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land comprising manufactured home parks requiring a customer to relocate the home at the customer's expense. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Enacts the fair debt collection practices act; prohibits debt collectors and creditors from attempting to collect debts by threatening violence, falsely accusing any person of fraud or of a crime, making or threatening to make false accusations to a credit reporting agency, falsely threatening that non-payment will result in arrest, or making other groundless threats; prohibits certain harassing activities by debt collectors; establishes rules for contacting third parties and consumers; provides for private right of action and enforcement by attorney general. /
Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state; requires bonding and allows for penalties. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Specifies requirements for auctions; holds the auctioneer responsible for truth of statements in catalogues, announcements, etc. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to price gouging; imposes criminal penalties for price gouging; removes language relating to the declaration of a state of emergency; increases civil penalty; authorizes a district attorney to enforce provisions. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits the sale to minors of any video game that has a mature or violent rating. /
Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to charges by a rental vehicle company for optional vehicle protection; and to amend chapter 656 of the laws of 2002 amending the general business law relating to rental vehicle protections, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter. /
Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires a car dealer to notify the consumer as to whether the vehicle to be purchased was manufactured for introduction into the American market or into a foreign market. /
Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state. /
Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to coterminous consumer electronics warranties; ensures that consumer electronics warranties are meaningful to the extent that the duration of coverage on all parts are coterminous and warrantors must prove negligence on the part of the consumer before denying coverage. /
Sponsor: DILAN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits cell phone service providers from requiring a customer to renew his or her service plan when adding a new phone line to such plan; and prohibits such provider from extending the time of services originally agreed to under contract. /
Sponsor: DILAN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to the distribution of circular advertisements; establishes the do not circulate registry. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits rental vehicle companies from charging exorbitant rates for unfueled vehicles returned by customers; provides that any refueling charge imposed as part of a rental agreement shall be no higher than a rate which exceeds the highest retail rate of gasoline within a one-half mile radius of such rental vehicle company; imposes a fine of five hundred dollars per violation. /
Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION