NY A04663 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-01 - held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-01 - held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection
Pending: Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Regulates the use of automatic telephone answering devices by businesses and government; requires such devices to announce that the call is being answered by such a device and state whether or not, and if so how, the caller can be connected to a human being; limits waiting time; provides for a call-back option; requires disclosure in directories and advertising if the number is answered solely by a device and not a human being; authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties ranging from $100 to $1000.
Title
Regulates the use of automatic telephone answering devices by businesses and government; requires such devices to announce that the call is being answered by such a device and state whether or not, and if so how, the caller can be connected to a human being; limits waiting time; provides for a call-back option; requires disclosure in directories and advertising if the number is answered solely by a device and not a human being; authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties ranging from $100 to $1000.
Sponsors
| Asm. Joel Miller [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-01 | Assembly | held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection |
| 2012-01-04 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| 2011-02-04 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
