Bill Text: NY S04813 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a private right of action for milk price gouging.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S04813 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S04813-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4813 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 15, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a private right of action for milk price gouging The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 396-rr of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. (a) Any individual damaged by a violation of this section may bring 4 an action for recovery of damages. Judgment may be entered in an amount 5 not to exceed three times the actual damages plus reasonable attorney 6 fees. 7 (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed so as to nullify or 8 impair any right or rights which an individual may have against a person 9 at common law, by statute, or otherwise. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09402-01-3