Bill Text: NY S04433 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the use of social media websites for the purpose of debt collection.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S04433 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S04433-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4433 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the use of social media websites for the purposes of collecting debts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 601 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 3 12. Use a social networking website as a means to collect on a consum- 4 er claim from a debtor. For purposes of this subdivision, "social 5 networking website" means an internet-based service that allows individ- 6 uals to: (a) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded 7 system, created by the service; (b) create a list of other users with 8 whom they share a connection within the system; and (c) view and navi- 9 gate their list of connections and those made by others within the 10 system. Provided, however, that "social networking website" shall not 11 include electronic mail (e-mail). 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10540-01-9