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A08630 Summary:

A08630 Actions:

A08630 Committee Votes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:06/01/2016AYE/NAY:15/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Dinowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Abbate
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Simotas
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Simanowitz
Aye
Nojay
Aye
Quart
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Solages
Aye
Simon
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Joyner
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/08/2016AYE/NAY:19/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Brennan
Excused
Montesano
Aye
Wright
Aye
Ra
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Tenney
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Titus
Excused
O'Donnell
Absent
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/14/2016AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Excused
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Excused
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A08630 Floor Votes:

A08630 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8630--A
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    December 23, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER, SEAWRIGHT, BARRETT -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
          mitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in  accord-
          ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
          providers from imposing a fee for termination or early cancellation of
          certain service contracts in the event a customer has deceased  before
          the end of such contract
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-zzzz to read as follows:
     3    § 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain  fee  charges  for  termination  or
     4  early cancellation. 1. Subject to federal law and regulation, no provid-
     5  er  of  telephone,  cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, or
     6  water services shall impose a fee for termination or early  cancellation
     7  of  a service contract in the event the customer has deceased before the
     8  end of such contract.
     9    2. Every violation of this section shall  be  punishable  by  a  civil
    10  penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11877-06-6