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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6853: Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during certain declared states of emergency

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 6853 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during certain declared states of emergency. Primary sponsor: Joe Addabbo (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a declared state of emergency or disaster emergency where the declaration or proclamation of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the emergency; explains the basis of such finding; provides that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AddabboPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source