New York A 8598: Relates to recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones

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A08598 Summary:

BILL NOA08598 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07974

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SPONSORShrestha

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COSPNSRForrest, Mamdani

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MLTSPNSR

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Add 394-i, Gen Bus L

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Requires that businesses that provide consumers with online accounts to access services accounts for mobile telephones using proper identification if the business has a physical presence in this state.

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BILL NOA08598 

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05/22/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8598

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA, FORREST, MAMDANI -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to recovery of
 online accounts for mobile telephones

 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
 2 394-i to read as follows:
 3 § 394-i. Recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones. A person
 4 or business that provides a consumer an online account to access or
 5 modify access to such consumer's mobile telephone shall, if a consumer
 6 cannot access such online account, provide an opportunity to prove their
 7 identity in person using two forms of physical proof of identification
 8 including but not limited to: (1) a valid passport issued by the United
 9 States government or another country; (2) a valid driver's license or
 10 non-driver's identification card issued by this or another state, the
 11 federal government, any United States territory, commonwealth or
 12 possession, or the District of Columbia, bearing the consumer's name,
 13 photograph and date of birth; (3) a social security card issued by the
 14 social security administration; or (4) a certified or official copy of a
 15 birth certificate, to recover such online account and restore access
 16 thereto, provided that the person or business providing such online
 17 account for mobile telephone access has a physical presence and at least
 18 one retail location within this state. For purposes of this section,
 19 mobile telephone shall be defined as such term is defined in paragraph
 20 (a) of subdivision one of section twelve hundred twenty-five-c of the
 21 vehicle and traffic law.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01036-04-5

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