S 2829 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their debt collection correspondence

Summary
Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who and when a principal creditor may contact a debtor about the debt owed as well as the fact that a principal creditor cannot disclose information affecting a consumer debtor's reputation for creditworthiness if the principal creditor knows or has reason to know such information is false; applies to consumer rather than commercial debts.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019 Last action Jan 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2019

How they voted

3911
Passed
Total votes 50
Jun 20, 2019
D Democratic34
33 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
R Republican16
6 Yea 10 Nay
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
Jun 20, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2829B
upper
Jun 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2829A
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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