A07777 Summary:
BILL NO | A07777 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05206 |
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SPONSOR | Dinowitz |
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COSPNSR | Weprin |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd S5-702, Gen Ob L | |
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Increases the monetary exclusion on the requirement of plain language in consumer contracts. |
A07777 Actions:
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06/04/2013 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | referred to judiciary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/25/2014 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/27/2014 | advanced to third reading cal.518 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/07/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/07/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/07/2014 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
A07777 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Markey
ER
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McDonough
ER
Ramos
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
ER
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Walter
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
ER
Weisenberg
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
AB
Kellner
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kim
ER
Nolan
ER
Saladino
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
ER
Kolb
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Butler
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Camara
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Clark
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Colton
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
ER
Simotas
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07777 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7777 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to requirements for the use of plain language in consumer transactions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of subdivision a of section 5-702 of 2 the general obligations law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 3 1994, is amended to read as follows: 4 Any creditor, seller or lessor who fails to comply with this subdivi- 5 sion shall be liable to a consumer who is a party to a written agreement 6 governed by this subdivision in an amount equal to any actual damages 7 sustained plus a penalty of fifty dollars. The total class action penal- 8 ty against any such creditor, seller or lessor shall not exceed ten 9 thousand dollars in any class action or series of class actions arising 10 out of the use by a creditor, seller or lessor of an agreement which 11 fails to comply with this subdivision. No action under this subdivision 12 may be brought after both parties to the agreement have fully performed 13 their obligation under such agreement, nor shall any creditor, seller or 14 lessor who attempts in good faith to comply with this subdivision be 15 liable for such penalties. This subdivision shall not apply to a good 16 faith attempt to describe the constant yield or other method of deter- 17 mining the lease charge and depreciation portions of each base rental 18 payment under a lease of personal property. It also shall not apply to 19 agreements involving amounts in excess of two hundred fifty thousand 20 dollars nor prohibit the use of words or phrases or forms of agreement 21 required by state or federal law, rule or regulation or by a govern- 22 mental instrumentality. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 24 it shall have become a law and shall apply to any contract entered into 25 after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10875-02-3