Bill Text: NY J01626 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 3-9, 2024, as Consumer Protection Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - ADOPTED [J01626 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01626-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1626

BY: Senator THOMAS

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        March 3-9, 2024, as Consumer Protection Week in  the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body, in keeping with
its time-honored traditions, to recognize and pay tribute to  those  who
seek  to educate citizens on their consumer rights and protect consumers
throughout our State and Nation; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
memorialize Governor Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  March  3-9,  2024,  as
Consumer  Protection  Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with
the observance of National Consumer Protection Week; and

  WHEREAS, National Consumer Protection  Week  is  the  Federal  Trade
Commission's  Annual Week of Recognition during March which promotes the
education  of  consumer  rights  and  assisting  consumers   in   making
well-informed decisions about their money; and

  WHEREAS, The Federal Trade Commission will be celebrating its Annual
National Consumer Protection Week; and

  WHEREAS,  National  Consumer  Protection  Week began in 1998 to help
educate  consumers  about  their  credit  and   debit,   how   to   stop
telemarketing  calls,  how to safely shop online, and how to tell if you
are being scammed or if your identity is being stolen; and

  WHEREAS, Each year during this week, the Federal  Trade  Commission,
along  with  numerous Consumer Protection organizations come together to
host educational events  and  provide  instructional  materials  through
publications, social media, and their main website; and

  WHEREAS, The education of consumer rights remains vital as consumers
still face many dangers; the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that
17.7  million  Americans  have  fallen  victim to identity theft in 2016
alone; and

  WHEREAS, Events which provide a means  of  educating  consumers  and
helping  them  make  well  informed  decisions  regarding  their credit,
telemarketing cards, online shopping, and scams help contribute  to  the
consumer  protection  of our great State and Nation, and are held in the
highest regard by this Legislative Body; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  March  3-9, 2024, as
Consumer Protection Week in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.