Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3691: Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller.
What A 3691 does, verified January 13, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect consumers from surprise phone charges by requiring telephone corporations to notify callers of any increased rates, charges, or fees before making or receiving a call. This notification must be given at the beginning of the call. The law also applies to increased rates, charges, or fees for long-distance calls. The law will take effect sixty days after it becomes a law, allowing for necessary rule-making and implementation before its effective date.
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Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 316 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3691 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS, MAMDANI, ZACCARO, ANDERSON, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, REYES, GLICK, KELLES, LUCAS, GIBBS, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, WEPRIN, SANTA- BARBARA, HYNDMAN, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, LEVENBERG, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo- rations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting tele- phone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charg- es, or fees for long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 91 of the public service law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) No telephone corporation shall charge, demand, collect, or receive 4 from any person or corporation an increased rate, charge, or fee for any 5 call made or received by such person or corporation without notifying 6 such person or corporation at the beginning of such call of such 7 increased rate, charge, or fee. Increased rates, charges, or fees under 8 this paragraph shall include but not be limited to increased rates, 9 charges, or fees for long-distance calls made or received by a person or 10 corporation. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 13 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 14 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 15 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07326-01-5
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