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S 2248: Requires that consumer reporting agencies contact consumers when a request is made for their consumer reports; requires consumer reporting agencies to provide the consumer with information pertaining to the entity that requested the consumer report.
What S 2248 does, verified March 20, 2026
The bill requires consumer reporting agencies to notify consumers when a request is made for their consumer reports. This notification must be done by mail or electronic mail whenever possible. Once notified, consumers can contact the agency to request information about the request, including the name of the person or entity that requested the report, the nature of the request, the date of the request, and the amount of any potential loan related to the request. Consumers must provide proof of identification to receive this information. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2248
- What is the current status of S 2248?
- As of March 20, 2026, S 2248 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION".
- Did S 2248 pass?
- Not yet. S 2248 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2248, and where is it now?
- S 2248 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 288 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2248 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring consumer reporting agencies to contact consumers when requests are made for their consumer reports The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 380-d of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: 3 (a-1) Every consumer reporting agency shall, upon the occurrence of a 4 consumer report requested on any consumer, notify such consumer of the 5 request by mail or electronic mail to the extent practicable. Once 6 notified, the consumer may contact the consumer reporting agency who 7 shall provide, upon the request of such consumer, the name of the person 8 or entity that requested the report, the nature of the request, the date 9 of the request, and the amount of any potential loan relating to such 10 request, to the greatest extent practicable. Such consumer shall provide 11 the consumer reporting agency sufficient proof of identification pursu- 12 ant to subdivision (t) of section three hundred eighty-a of this article 13 before the consumer may receive any information in accordance with this 14 subdivision. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 16 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04954-01-5
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