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
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                                          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
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