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- Signed chap.469
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.399
- Substituted for A309A
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Amended on third reading 777a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.440
- Referred to consumer protection
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Prohibits the unsolicited sale of memorials and monuments
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S777A
Title of bill
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of monuments and memorials
Purpose
This bill is meant to ensure that unsolicited offers for monuments and memorials are clearly marked as solicitations and that the offer contain all pertinent details with regard to the monument or memorial being offered.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 454 of the General Business Law (GBL) to require that a contract for a memorial or monument include the country or state of origin of such monument or memorial.
Section 2 of the bill creates a new section 454-a of the GBL (Unsolicited offers for monuments or memorials) which requires that unsolicited offers by mail be clearly labeled as "SOLICITATION" additionally, the attorney general is authorized to take action to enforce these provisions.
Existing law
Section 454 of the GBL requires information such as dimensions, wording, layout, total price, etc. be included in a contract for a monument or memorial; there is no such analogous requirement for offers for monuments or memorials
Justification
The purpose of this bill is to assure that the families of the recently deceased are able to recognize the nature and details of the sometimes numerous offers for monuments or memorials which arrive unsolicited after a death. This bill would require that the fact that the offer is a solicitation would be required to be conspicuously noted and that the country or state of origin of such monument or memorial is included in the contract for a monument or memorial. These simple requirements will provide families with all the information necessary to recognize the nature of and to assess the value of offers of this type.
Legislative history
2012: Rules Committee (S. 7373A/A. 10375A)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after becoming law.
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