Summary of NY Legis 660

NY Legis 660 (proposed as AB 8319) is a recently approved amendment to Section 399-z of New York’s General Business Law that will impose additional disclosure requirements that telemarketers must make to New York consumers.

Upon becoming effective March 6, 2023, NY Legis 660 will require telemarketers making calls to New York consumers to make additional disclosures at the outset of calls, and will also require telemarketers to make disclosures in a certain order. The disclosures include, among other things, that the consumer has the option to be automatically added to the seller's do-not-call list.

Who proposed NY Legis 660?

NY Legis 660 was introduced October 20, 2021 by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D) as AB 8319 as a proposal to require telemarketers to give consumers the option to be added to their do-not-call list at the outset of a call.

Current Status of NY Legis 660

As of December 6, 2022, AB 8319 was signed and chaptered by the Governor as NY Legis 660 and will become effective March 6, 2023.