Bill Text: NY A08424 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits automated teller machines or point of sale terminals in certain locations from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards for cash withdrawals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-15 - referred to banks [A08424 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08424-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8424
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Banks
       AN ACT to amend the social services law and the banking law, in relation
         to prohibiting automated teller machines or point of sale terminals in
         certain locations from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards for
         cash withdrawals
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
    2  144-b to read as follows:
    3    S 144-B. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT  TRANSFER  CARDS
    4  IN  CERTAIN LOCATIONS. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
    5  SHALL INSURE THAT  ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT  TRANSFER  CARDS  ISSUED  BY  AND
    6  THROUGH  THE  AGENCY TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF ASSISTANCE MAY NOT BE
    7  USED TO ACCESS STATE-PROVIDED CASH BENEFITS FROM  ANY  AUTOMATED  TELLER
    8  MACHINES  OR  POINT  OF  SALE TERMINALS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:  (A)
    9  GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS; (B) PSYCHICS; (C) BAIL BOND ESTABLISHMENTS; (D)
   10  BINGO HALLS; (E) CRUISE SHIPS; (F) TATTOO PARLORS; OR (G)  ANY  BUSINESS
   11  PROVIDING SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED INCONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF
   12  THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   13    S 2. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to read as
   14  follows:
   15    S  9-V. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS AT
   16  AUTOMATED TELLER  MACHINES  IN  CERTAIN  LOCATIONS.  ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT
   17  TRANSFER CARDS ISSUED BY THE STATE TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF ASSIST-
   18  ANCE  MAY  NOT  BE  USED TO ACCESS STATE-PROVIDED CASH BENEFITS FROM ANY
   19  AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES OR POINT OF SALE TERMINALS  IN  THE  FOLLOWING
   20  LOCATIONS:    (A)  GAMBLING  ESTABLISHMENTS; (B) PSYCHICS; (C) BAIL BOND
   21  ESTABLISHMENTS; (D) BINGO HALLS; (E) CRUISE SHIPS; (F)  TATTOO  PARLORS;
   22  OR  (G) ANY BUSINESS PROVIDING SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED INCONSIST-
   23  ENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSIST-
   24  ANCE.
   25    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00900-01-3