NY Committee | Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | A04418 | Requires sperm and ovum storage facilities to inform clients regarding any state or federal laws relating to the inheritance rights of a posthumously conceived child from the utilization of such sperm or ovum. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| NY | A04417 | Prohibits the sale or offering for sale at retail of candy or other food products packaged or shaped to emulate or resemble tobacco products; violations of such provisions shall constitute a violation as defined in the penal law. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| NY | A04318 | Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose in advertisements the method in which the rebate shal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| NY | A04190 | Authorizes a parent access to retrieve and view text messages on a minor child's telephone and authorizes a telephone company to charge an additional fee for such access. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 |
| NY | A04300 | Provides protection to cellular telephone subscribers who purchase cellular telephone applications; allows for transfer of such applications upon an upgrade or defect in such cellular telephone. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 |
| NY | A04279 | Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes; provides that such label shall include a warning that the straw's packaging included with the juice box is a choking hazard for children and shou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 |
| NY | A04140 | Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the labeling with the preparation date of prepared perishable foods sold primarily for off-premises consumption. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 |
| NY | A03991 | Establishes issuers of credit cards and debit cards are prohibited from knowingly accepting or soliciting personal financial information of a cardholder from a third-party; establishes a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each viola... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 |
| NY | A03990 | Provides for distribution to the public, over the internet, of information regarding credit card rates, charges, terms and other conditions; further provides for dissemination of information over the internet regarding types of bank accounts availabl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 |
| NY | A04007 | Requires a car dealer to notify the consumer as to whether the vehicle to be purchased was manufactured for introduction into the American market or into a foreign market. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 |
| NY | A03887 | Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline, wherein the price per gallon of motor fuel of like grade or quality that is offered for sale or sold by a retail outlet using a credit or debit card varies by more than three percent of the cash price. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03777 | Requires the manufacturer and importer of certain consumer products to conspicuously disclose the name of the manufacturer and importer of a consumer product and the primary address of the manufacturer and importer on the container or package of such... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03875 | Requires food service establishments to post a warning when trans fat is used in some or all of their food preparation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03830 | Relates to destruction of personal information stored on copiers, facsimile machines or multifunction devices. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03916 | Relates to leased vehicle protections; provides that every lease shall itemize and set forth in detail all costs required to be paid by the lessee or purchaser of the rental vehicle upon termination of such lease. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03740 | Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 |
| NY | A03513 | Enacts the "public internet access safety act"; authorizes the division of criminal justice services to direct public library systems to place certain warnings of internet dangers for children on such library system's internet homepage, including but... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03646 | Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds; defines billboards. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03537 | Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in any language other than En... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03656 | Requires solid waste carting company containers used at curbside to have a minimum of 72 contiguous square inches of reflective material affixed thereto; provides for a civil penalty of up to $1000 for violations. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03607 | Prohibits the inclusion of unsolicited goods, wares or merchandise from being provided with free promotional materials without the express consent of the consumer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03501 | Requires businesses that purchase silver, gold and platinum to display current silver, gold and platinum prices. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| NY | A03377 | Requires stores to publicly display their return and refund policies, including tracking of returns; failure to display provides buyer with automatic refund or credit; requires refund or exchange within stated time period for returns with receipt; re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-25 |
| NY | A03423 | Provides a fifteen day grace period for the imposition of late fees for credit card bills. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-25 |
| NY | A03320 | Authorizes the state board of pharmacy, in conjunction with the state consumer protection board, to prepare and publish a guide explaining the purpose, function and availability of generic drugs; requires prescribers of drugs not approving a generic ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| NY | A03301 | Prohibits the advertising of tobacco products on mass commuting vehicles receiving state aid or funding; includes buses, subway car, rail, locomotive; includes stations and waiting areas. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| NY | A03253 | Expands new car lemon law protection to include motor vehicles used for commercial or business purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| NY | A03096 | Prohibits creditors from seeking debts in facilities licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | A03044 | Relates to prohibiting unsolicited commercial text messaging through wireless telephones. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | A03114 | Creates the cell phone users' bill of rights; provides that customers be given a thirty-day trial period; provides that a customer shall not be liable for calls or messages that were not made from the customer's phone; provides that a company shall b... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | A03065 | Requires full service gas station service to be provided to senior citizens and to persons with disabilities with a disabled license plate or hang tag at no additional cost where the retail full service station offers both self service and full servi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| NY | A02973 | Establishes the contact lens consumer protection act. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | A02984 | Provides that gift certificates and store credits shall not contain expiration dates, except in limited circumstances where they are issued for promotional purposes without value being given by the consumer; makes certificates or credit with an expir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | A02986 | Prohibits restaurants from the sale of food items containing trans fats. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | A02988 | Requires the use of a password or personal identification number in the performance of a credit card transaction. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | A02989 | Regulates the collection, disclosure and dissemination of personal information acquired by a provider of on-line computer services in order to ensure the privacy of subscriber information and wage patterns. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| NY | A02875 | Relates to communications by retail stores attempting to settle civil actions deriving from larceny prosecutions. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| NY | A02621 | Authorizes a pharmacist to substitute a brand name prescription drug for the generic equivalent of such drug if requested to do so by the patient; if done the pharmacist must record the request. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | A02663 | Prohibits the sale to minors of any video game that has a mature or violent rating. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 |
| NY | A02568 | Prohibits the use of social security numbers for identification purposes of individuals. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 |
| NY | A02567 | Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-16 |
| NY | A02434 | Requires sellers of apples and apple products treated with daminozide to be so labelled. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | A02433 | Enacts the "vessel lemon law" to protect consumers purchasing or leasing boats; requires manufacturers of defective vessels to conform such vessels to the terms of their warranties; provides for replacement or refund in the event of failure to do so;... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| NY | A02366 | Requires motor vehicle sales and lease contract terms be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in languages other than English deliver to consumers a translation... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 |
| NY | A01593 | Prohibits interference by the state with the right to contract for the burial of pet remains and cremated remains. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | A00425 | Requires disclosure and labeling of food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | A00950 | Authorizes the enactment of local laws regarding playground equipment and requires the use of a temperature test on playground equipment installed by municipalities. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | A02256 | Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or any part of the label including where applicable the e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | A00444 | Requires warning labels on fireplace glass panels advising consumers of the grave risk of burns when the fireplace is operating. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
| NY | A00452 | Prohibits the mailing of credit card applications to persons under twenty-one years of age except when requested; provides for a penalty of no more than one thousand dollars per violation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-09 |
