---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee is imposed by a third party, without the consent of the consumer"
description: "Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount of such fee or charge; makes the unauthorized imposition of such a fee void and unenforceable; directs the public service commission to enforce such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 2665"
citation: "New York S 2665 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PARKER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cda60393-25aa-4103-9fa9-99622a5a5174"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2665"
source_hash: "74f1ca052855ef86e6e76f921869326a327c1f1f2b625c540d436315a0ae56f3"
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 2665 (2019-2020) — Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee is imposed by a third party, without the consent of the consumer

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount of such fee or charge; makes the unauthorized imposition of such a fee void and unenforceable; directs the public service commission to enforce such provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **S2665** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S2665&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Energy And Telecommunications Vote — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Energy And Telecommunications Vote — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PARKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** 1ST REPORT CAL.122
- **2019-02-05** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-02-11** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-04-29** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-04-29** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-04-29** 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 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** 1ST REPORT CAL.234
- **2020-01-23** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2020-01-27** 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`
- **2020-07-21** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9624
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.250
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-09-25** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-07** SIGNED CHAP.226 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cda60393-25aa-4103-9fa9-99622a5a5174`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).