A 2661: Requires businesses which provide for someone to spoof a telephone number to keep records of the phone calls placed with their services.
The proposed law requires businesses that allow customers to spoof their telephone numbers to keep certain records. These records must include: - The phone number that would be displayed on the caller identification device of the person receiving the phone call - The telephone number or internet protocol address of the device placing the telephone call - The time, date, and duration of the telephone call The records must be kept for the duration of the business's operation. The law will take effect 90 days after it becomes a law, allowing businesses time to adjust to the new requirements.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2661 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, GALLAGHER, LEMONDES, STIRPE, SANTABARBARA, BUTTENSCHON, BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring busi- nesses which provide for someone to spoof a telephone number to keep certain records 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 2 399-ss to read as follows: 3 § 399-ss. Telephone number spoofing recordkeeping. 1. For the purposes 4 of this section, "spoofing of a telephone number" shall mean having the 5 caller information displayed on a caller identification device be infor- 6 mation other than that of the actual telephone number being used to 7 place the call. 8 2. Every business which provides for the spoofing of a telephone 9 number shall keep a record of the calls placed using its services 10 including, but not limited to: 11 (a) the phone number that would be displayed on the caller identifica- 12 tion device of the person receiving the phone call; 13 (b) the telephone number or internet protocol address of the device 14 placing the telephone call; and 15 (c) the time, date, and duration of the telephone call. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01180-01-5