What's happening
This bill requires prepaid cellular phone cards in New York to clearly display the expiration date of purchased minutes in large, bold print.
Why it matters
Enhances consumer transparency. By requiring expiration dates to be displayed in large, bold print, the bill helps consumers easily see when their prepaid minutes will expire, reducing the risk of accidental loss of purchased minutes.
Protects against deceptive practices. The clear, conspicuous disclosure prevents companies from hiding or minimizing expiration information, which has sometimes led to customers unknowingly buying cards with very short lifespans.
Empowers informed purchasing decisions. With expiration dates prominently shown, consumers can better compare products and avoid cards that might not suit their usage habits or needs, leading to more confident and informed buying choices.
Potential to reduce consumer complaints and disputes. By making key terms obvious at the point of sale, the bill may decrease misunderstandings and related complaints to regulators or card issuers, streamlining customer service and dispute resolution.
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History
- Committed to rules
- Substitution reconsidered
- 3rd reading cal.2032
- Substituted for S2356A
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.235
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
Show 8 earlier actions
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.134
- Rules report cal.134
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 2892a
- Amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection
- Referred to consumer affairs and protection
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Show Expiration on Phone Cards
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2892--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the expiration of minutes purchased with prepaid cellular telephone cards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs e and f of subdivision 2 of section 92-f of the public service law, as added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1999, are amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
e. any expiration date or expiration policy; [and]
f. instructions for use of the card[.]; and
g. in the case of a company that offers prepaid cellular telephone services by means of a prepaid calling card, such prepaid calling card shall have printed on its face, in conspicuous print of a font at least two times larger that any other print printed on such card, and in bold face print that is at least ten-point sized, the expiration date for the cellular minutes purchased with the card.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04778-04-7
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