New York S 778: Relates to the school-based health centers fund

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S00778 Summary:

BILL NOS00778 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00428

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §394-c, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.1759-B & A.1057-C)

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Amends certain provisions relating to online dating services, including the right to cancel such services.

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BILL NOS00778 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.52

01/28/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A428

&nbspA00428 AMEND= Vanel

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/14/2025reported referred to codes

&nbsp01/22/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/22/2025reported 

&nbsp01/22/2025rules report cal.36

&nbsp01/22/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.36

&nbsp01/27/2025passed assembly

&nbsp01/27/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp01/27/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/28/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S778

&nbsp01/28/20253RD READING CAL.52

&nbsp01/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/12/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp02/14/2025signed chap.13

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 778

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to certain
 provisions of online dating services

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

 1 Section 1. Section 394-c of the general business law, as amended by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general business law relating
 3 to online dating services, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 4 1759-B and A. 1057-C, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 394-c. Limitations on certain contracts involving social referral
 6 services. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
 7 the following meanings:
 8 (a) "social referral service" shall include any service for a fee
 9 providing matching of members, by use of computer or any other means,
 10 for the purpose of dating or general social contact.
 11 (b) "ancillary services" shall refer to goods or services directly or
 12 indirectly related to or to be provided in connection with the social
 13 referral service process, including but not limited to photography,
 14 grooming, cosmetology, dating etiquette, dating counseling, or other
 15 services.
 16 (c) "online dating service" shall mean any social referral service
 17 where the services are offered primarily online, such as by means of an
 18 internet website or a mobile application.
 19 (d) "banned member" shall mean the member whose account or profile is
 20 the subject of a fraud ban.
 21 (e) "fraud ban" shall mean when a member's account or profile is
 22 barred from an online dating service because, in the judgment of the
 23 service, the member was found to use or is substantially likely to be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02933-01-5

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 1 using a false identity, or poses a significant risk of attempting to
 2 obtain money from other members through fraudulent means.
 3 (f) "New York member" shall mean a person who provides a New York
 4 residential or billing address or zip code or is in New York when regis-
 5 tering with the online dating service.
 6 (g) "personally identifying information" shall mean any representation
 7 of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the
 8 information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indi-
 9 rect means which shall include, but shall not be limited to, a person's
 10 full name, home address, telephone number, geographic location, email
 11 address, social security number, or a combination of non-personally
 12 identifying information which, when put together, can permit the iden-
 13 tification of the person. The first name, last name, and image of an
 14 individual, where voluntarily provided to an online d