A09166 Summary:
| BILL NO | A09166 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S07233 |
| SPONSOR | Valdez |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §602, Gen Bus L | |
| Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees. | |
A09166 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9166 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VALDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to allowing a private right of action for improper debt collection The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 602 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. A debtor shall have a private right of action against any person or 4 persons in violation of this article. Such person or persons shall be 5 liable to the debtor for any actual damages the debtor sustained as a 6 result of the violation of this article, any punitive damages awarded by 7 the court, and reasonable attorney's fees. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01799-01-5