STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8619 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the disclosure by hotels of contracts or similar agreements providing rooms to eligi- ble homeless persons or families The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 206-f to read as follows: 3 § 206-f. Hotel disclosure of certain occupancy. 1. For purposes of 4 this section the term "hotel" means a building or portion of a building 5 which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. 6 The term "hotel" does not include buildings which formerly were used and 7 kept open for the lodging of guests, but have been converted for the 8 sole use of temporary housing for homeless individuals or families. 9 2. Any hotel that enters into a contract or similar agreement for the 10 purposes of providing a room to an eligible homeless person or family 11 shall disclose such contract or agreement on all forms of advertising 12 for such hotel, and shall post a sign with such information in a 13 location that is readily accessible to hotel patrons. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13384-01-7