Bill Text: NY A08468 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8468 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08468 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08468-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8468
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    October 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, ZEBROWSKI, RIVERA, CLARK, CAHILL,
         JAFFEE, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GALEF, HOOP-
         ER, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
         Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
         wireless telephone service plan termination fees in  excess  of  fifty
         dollars
         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-k to read as follows:
    3    S 399-K. WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE PLAN TERMINATION FEES.  1. NO PLAN
    4  FOR THE PROVISION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE BY A WIRELESS  TELEPHONE
    5  SERVICE  PROVIDER  DOING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE TO A WIRELESS TELEPHONE
    6  SERVICE CUSTOMER SHALL CONTAIN ANY PROVISION WHICH SHALL  IMPOSE  A  FEE
    7  FOR TERMINATING SUCH PLAN IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAT FIFTY DOLLARS.
    8    2.   ANY   WIRELESS  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  PROVIDER  THAT  VIOLATES  THE
    9  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL  PENALTY  IN  THE
   10  AMOUNT OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE.
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   12  have become a law and shall apply  to  all  wireless  telephone  service
   13  plans entered into on or after such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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