Relates to deletion of a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service

Latest action May 12, 2026

Requires a business to delete a consumer's financial information after cancellation of an automatic renewal or continuous service, unless such consumer has affirmatively consented to retention of such financial information; requires such business to notify such consumer of such deletion.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A10770, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Consumer Protection · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to provide affirmative confirmation that a consumer's payment method information is removed from a service provid- ers' records after a request to discontinue the service, or the automat- ic payment for a service, is made by the consumer.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(48) (12) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMar 17, 2026Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 6, 2025Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

Consumers should be confident that cancellation of a service will also result in the deletion of their payment methods at the time of cancella- tion; however, it is a legal and common practice for businesses to retain a customer's financial information after the cancellation of a service. In fact, some services will admit that they retain payment method records in a previous customer's "profile" unless specific request for profile deletion is made by the customer. The practice of retaining foimer customers' financial data without their knowledge can pose unnecessary financial risk to the customer should the business's financial data ever be breached or hacked. Customer's credit card and banking information, along with their personal data, are vulnerable to misuse in this way even after a consumer has ceased receiving services from the business. This bill will restore control of customers' finan- cial data back in the customers' hands.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Mar 18, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 18, 2026
Amended
AMENDED 4413A
NY Senate
Mar 17, 2026
1ST Report CAL.542
1ST REPORT CAL.542
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 8, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 7, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 6, 2025
1ST Report CAL.943
1ST REPORT CAL.943
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate

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