New York S 6853: Postpones until January 1, 2021 the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the issuance of securing orders, to time limits for a speedy trial, and to establishing new criminal discovery rules

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S06853 Summary:

BILL NOS06853 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01250

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRCANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, PALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§399-z & 399-pp, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a declared state of emergency or disaster emergency where the declaration or proclamation of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the emergency; explains the basis of such finding; provides that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.

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BILL NOS06853 

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03/25/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6853

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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
 unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during certain declared states
 of emergency

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5-a of section 399-z of the general business
 2 law, as added by chapter 680 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 5-a. It shall be unlawful for any telemarketer doing business in this
 5 state to knowingly make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any
 6 person in a county, city, town or village under a declared state of
 7 emergency or disaster emergency as described in [sections] section twen-
 8 ty-four or twenty-eight of the executive law; provided, however, that
 9 this prohibition shall apply only where the declaration or proclamation
 10 of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales
 11 calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the
 12 emergency and explains the basis of such finding; and provided further
 13 that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two
 14 weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further
 15 findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.
 16 § 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 7 of section 399-pp of the general
 17 business law, as added by chapter 680 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 18 read as follows:
 19 f. knowingly make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any
 20 person in a county, city, town or village under a declared state of
 21 emergency or disaster emergency as described in [sections] section twen-
 22 ty-four or twenty-eight of the executive law; provided, however, that
 23 this prohibition shall apply only where the declaration or proclamation
 24 of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03732-01-5

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 1 calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the
 2 emergency and explains the basis of such finding; and provided further
 3 that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two
 4 weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further
 5 findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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