Bill Text: NY A07667 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires that prepaid cellular telephone cards have the expiration date of the minutes purchased printed on the card in conspicuous print.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A07667 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07667-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7667
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 21, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the expiration of
         minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2 of section 92-f of the
    2  public service law, as added by chapter 651 of the  laws  of  1999,  are
    3  amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
    4    e. any expiration date or expiration policy; [and]
    5    f. instructions for use of the card[.]; AND
    6    G.  IN  THE  CASE  OF A COMPANY THAT OFFERS PREPAID CELLULAR TELEPHONE
    7  SERVICES BY MEANS OF A PREPAID CALLING CARD, SUCH PREPAID  CALLING  CARD
    8  SHALL  HAVE PRINTED ON ITS FACE, IN CONSPICUOUS PRINT OF A FONT AT LEAST
    9  TWO TIMES LARGER THAT ANY OTHER PRINT PRINTED ON SUCH CARD, THE  EXPIRA-
   10  TION DATE FOR THE CELLULAR MINUTES PURCHASED WITH THE CARD.
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   12  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06650-01-5
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