---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires telemarketers to disclose that a call is being recorded"
description: "Requires telemarketers to disclose that a call is being recorded."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 4361"
citation: "New York S 4361 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["VALESKY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7af7c40-6258-4eaf-a178-1a941fc1eb09"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S4361"
source_hash: "504ed230a3b92004128540ea2abb1b7c81bbb76df84a801cc454fac97243f79b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 4361 (2017-2018) — Requires telemarketers to disclose that a call is being recorded

Requires telemarketers to disclose that a call is being recorded.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S4361 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4361&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S4361 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S4361)

## Votes

- Consumer Protection Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **134–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- VALESKY — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-10** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** 1ST REPORT CAL.360
- **2017-03-08** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2017-03-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2017-04-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-04-25** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-04-25** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6424
- **2017-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.442
- **2017-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-05-24** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2017-08-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-21** SIGNED CHAP.239 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7af7c40-6258-4eaf-a178-1a941fc1eb09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).