NY A07214 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-01 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
Pending: Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

To give phone customers the ability to prohibit the use of their phone for the receiving of messages they may find obscene.

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Title

Provides that all regulated local exchange telephone companies shall offer customers the option to block access to obscene information-access services and inform their customers of such blocking service; such service shall be without charge to the customer; requires public service commission to instruct such telephone companies to designate a specific prefix for messages the telephone company considers extreme.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-06-01 held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
2010-05-14 reference changed to corporations, authorities and commissions
2010-01-06 referred to consumer affairs and protection
2009-03-26 referred to consumer affairs and protection

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