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A03318 Summary:
BILL NO | A03318 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06704 |
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SPONSOR | Zebrowski |
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COSPNSR | Gottfried |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §396, Gen Bus L | |
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Authorizes the attorney general to bring an action for violation of the prohibitions concerning unlawful selling practices and specifies damages awardable. |
A03318 Actions:
BILL NO | A03318 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/29/2019 | referred to consumer affairs and protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/14/2019 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/21/2019 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2019 | advanced to third reading cal.398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2019 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2020 | ordered to third reading cal.135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/21/2020 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/21/2020 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/21/2020 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
A03318 Committee Votes:
DenDekker | Aye | Mikulin | Aye | ||||||
Abbate | Aye | McDonough | Aye | ||||||
Quart | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Buchwald | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Excused | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Niou | Aye | ||||||||
Pheffer Amato | Aye | ||||||||
Williams | Aye | ||||||||
Fall | Aye | ||||||||
Lentol | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Absent | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Palumbo | Aye | ||||||
O'Donnell | Aye | Garbarino | Aye | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Mosley | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
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A03318 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
ER
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
ER
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
ER
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
ER
Ramos
ER
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
ER
Rivera
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
ER
Romeo
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burke
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Seawright
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A03318 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3318 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing the attorney general to bring an action for violation of the prohibitions concerning unlawful selling practices and specifying damages awardable The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 396 of the general business law, 2 as amended by chapter 99 of the laws of 1966, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. a. Whenever there shall be a violation of this section, an applica- 5 tion may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of 6 the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction to issue 7 an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five 8 days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation; and if 9 it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the 10 defendant is, in fact, violating this section, an injunction may be 11 issued by such court or justice, enjoining and restraining such action 12 or violation, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been 13 misled or deceived or otherwise damaged thereby. 14 b. In addition to the authority granted to the attorney general pursu- 15 ant to paragraph a of this subdivision and the authority granted to a 16 recipient pursuant to paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 17 the attorney general, or any person adversely affected by reason of a 18 violation of the provisions of subdivision two of this section, may 19 bring an action against a person who violates the provisions of subdivi- 20 sion two of this section to recover the greater of: 21 (1) actual damages; or 22 (2) up to five hundred dollars for each instance in which goods, wares 23 or merchandise were sent in violation of the provisions of subdivision 24 two of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02071-01-9A. 3318 2 1 c. In an action under paragraph b of this subdivision the court may 2 award the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees 3 to a prevailing plaintiff. 4 d. Nothing in this section shall in any way limit rights or remedies 5 which are otherwise available under law to the attorney general or any 6 other person authorized to bring an action under this section. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 8 selling practices pertaining to unordered goods.