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S 6461: Requires telemarketers to add a customer's telephone number to all do-not-call lists maintained by such telemarketer when a customer requests to add their number to any do-not-call list maintained by such telemarketer.
What S 6461 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires tele-marketers to add a customer's telephone number to all do-not-call lists maintained by the telemarketer if the customer requests it. This applies to customers who have multiple do-not-call lists with the same telemarketer. The bill takes effect immediately, meaning it is implemented right away.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6461
- What is the current status of S 6461?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6461 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 6461 pass?
- Not yet. S 6461 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6461, and where is it now?
- S 6461 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 195 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6461 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 tele- marketers to add a customer's telephone number to all do-not-call lists maintained by such telemarketer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 399-z of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 9-a to read as follows: 3 9-a. Where a customer requests to have such customer's telephone 4 number put on a do-not-call list maintained by a telemarketer and such 5 telemarketer maintains more than one such do-not-call list, the tele- 6 marketer shall place the telephone number of such customer on all 7 do-not-call lists maintained by such telemarketer. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03450-01-5
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