---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state"
description: "Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state; provides exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 1475"
citation: "New York S 1475 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HOYLMAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2020-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b996ccc-9785-44ea-a8b1-ddffb4cfec3b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S1475"
source_hash: "d76d5594d6928cb4c5dc78a11fc7841024cf841a02ccbf22fb6ec51d97f82747"
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 1475 (2019-2020) — Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state

Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state; provides exemptions.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1475** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1475&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S1475A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S1475A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Consumer Protection Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Consumer Protection Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HOYLMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** 1ST REPORT CAL.73
- **2019-01-29** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-02-04** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-05-06** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1475A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-03** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** 1ST REPORT CAL.435
- **2020-02-13** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2020-02-24** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2020-02-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-02-27** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-02-27** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR A3173A
- **2020-07-22** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.285
- **2020-07-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-10-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.267 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b996ccc-9785-44ea-a8b1-ddffb4cfec3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).