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S 6722: Defines a "protected consumer" as an individual who is under the age of eighteen years.
What S 6722 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to amend the General Business Law to redefine the term "protected consumer." A protected consumer is defined as an individual under the age of 18 years at the time a request for a security freeze is made. This change is intended to provide additional protection to minors when they request a security freeze on their credit reports.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A4521 (2025-06-11)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6722
- What is the current status of S 6722?
- As of July 2, 2025, S 6722 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 11, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A4521".
- Did S 6722 pass?
- Not yet. S 6722 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6722, and where is it now?
- S 6722 was authored by Sen. April Baskin.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 11, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A4521 |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 29, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 28, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1413 |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 171 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6722 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- 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 the definition of "protected consumer" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (o) of section 380-a of the general business 2 law, as added by chapter 441 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (o) The term "protected consumer" means an individual who is under the 5 age of [sixteen] eighteen years at the time a request for the placement 6 of a security freeze is made. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03665-01-5
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