New York A 7602: Relates to the transfer of unclaimed support collections and unidentified payments; repealer

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A07602 Summary:

BILL NOA07602 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRReyes

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MLTSPNSRLevenberg

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Add §399-yyyyy, Gen Bus L

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Requires certain legal notices related to class actions be in a readable format; provides penalties failing to comply with the requirements for legal notices.

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04/01/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7602

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the readability
 of legal notices pertaining to consumer settlements and lawsuits

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-yyyyy to read as follows:
 3 § 399-yyyyy. Readability of certain legal notices. 1. For the purposes
 4 of this section, "legal notice" shall mean a letter sent to a prospec-
 5 tive person regarding a class action lawsuit, class action settlement or
 6 notice of a potential financial claim.
 7 2. Any legal notice sent to residents in the state of New York shall
 8 comply with the following:
 9 (a) have a minimum twelve-point font;
 10 (b) include a QR or website link directing a residents to a digital
 11 version of such legal notice which shall also include a large print
 12 version of such legal notice in sixteen-point font;
 13 (c) provide a plain language summary in one paragraph of text that
 14 includes the following information:
 15 (i) the nature of the legal notice;
 16 (ii) who is eligible for such legal notice;
 17 (iii) how a resident may make a claim in response to such legal
 18 notice; and
 19 (iv) the response deadline.
 20 3. Any person, entity or law firm who fails to comply with the
 21 provisions of this section shall be considered to have violated section
 22 three hundred forty-nine of this chapter and shall be subject to such
 23 remedies therein.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11310-01-5

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