New York Assembly Bill 507 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Pending: Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To create a section entitled "Cellular Telephone Service; Prohibitions", that would restrict how a cellular telephone service supplier may bill an individual for calls. Cellular telephone service providers are therefore prohibited from charging customers before their call is actually connected. The legislation will also prohibit a person from selling a cellular telephone at retail under the condition that the customer must also purchase a contract for cellular telephone service. In addition, this bill will require that cellular phone companies charge their customers on a by the second basis, instead of a by the minute basis.

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to certain prohibitions regarding cellular telephone service and charges for telephone service on a by the second basis

Asm. Thomas Alfano [R]	Asm. Michael Benedetto [D]	Asm. William Boyland [D]	Asm. Francine DelMonte [D]
Asm. Steven Englebright [D]	Sen. Adriano Espaillat [D]	Asm. Herman Farrell [D]	Asm. Ginny Fields [D]
Asm. Sandra Galef [D]	Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]	Asm. Aurelia Greene [D]	Asm. Aileen Gunther [D]
Asm. Sam Hoyt [D]	Asm. Rhoda Jacobs [D]	Asm. Ellen Jaffee [D]	Sen. Brian Kavanagh [D]
Asm. John McEneny [D]	Asm. Naomi Rivera [D]	Asm. Peter Rivera [D]	Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-06		referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
2009-01-07		referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00507&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00507&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00507