New York S 2003: Relates to pre-recorded political messages

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S02003 Summary:

BILL NOS02003 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRLIU

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-p, Gen Bus L

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Relates to pre-recorded political messages; prohibits automatic dialing-announcing devices unless a live operator provides certain information in the first thirty seconds; requires registration; authorizes attorney general to investigate violations.

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BILL NOS02003 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, LIU -- 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 pre-recorded
 political messages

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 399-p of
 2 the general business law, as amended by chapter 581 of the laws of 1992,
 3 are amended and two new paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (d) "consumer telephone call" means a call made to a telephone number
 6 by a telephone solicitor, whether by device, live operator, or any
 7 combination thereof, for the purpose of soliciting a sale of any consum-
 8 er goods or services for personal, family or household purposes to the
 9 consumer called, or for the purpose of soliciting an extension of credit
 10 for consumer goods or services to the consumer called, or for the
 11 purpose of obtaining information that will or may be used for the direct
 12 solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services to the consumer
 13 called or an extension of credit for such purposes; provided, however,
 14 that "consumer telephone call" shall not include a call made by a tele-
 15 phone corporation, as defined by subdivision seventeen of section two of
 16 the public service law, in response to a specific inquiry initiated by a
 17 consumer regarding that consumer's existing or requested telephone
 18 service; [and]
 19 (e) "telephone solicitor" means a person who makes or causes to be
 20 made a consumer telephone call[.];
 21 (f) "political committee" shall have the same meaning as subdivision
 22 one of section 14-100 of the election law; and
 23 (g) "pre-recorded political message" shall mean a pre-recorded audio
 24 message delivered by telephone that is by:
 25 i. a candidate or political committee; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04753-01-5

 S. 2003 2

 1 ii. any person when the content of the message expressly or implicitly
 2 advocates the success or defeat of any party, measure, or person at any
 3 election, or contains information about any candidate or party.
 4 § 2. Subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 of section 399-p of the general business
 5 law are renumbered subdivisions 8, 9 and 10 and a new subdivision 7 is
 6 added to read as follows:
 7 7. (a) No person or political committee shall deliver or knowingly
 8 cause to be delivered using an automatic dialing-announcing device a
 9 pre-recorded political message unless a live operator provides, within
 10 the first thirty seconds of the message the following information:
 11 i. the name of the candidate or of any organization or organizations
 12 the person is calling on behalf of; and
 13 ii. the name of the person or organization paying for the delivery of
 14 the message and the name of the treasurer of any such committee.
 15 (b) A copy of all such scripts and schedules of such calls shall be
 16 filed with the New York state board of elections pursuant to article
 17 fourteen of the election law within twenty-four hours of such calls
 18 being made.
 19 (c) Any person or political committee operating an automatic dialing-
 20 announcing device or placing any consumer telephone calls or pre-record-
 21 ed political messages shall register with the secr