Bill Text: NY S09259 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 9259 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires car washes to disclose when promotions expire as well as any costs which will be incurred upon the expiration of such promotion and how often such costs will be incurred upon someone taking part in such promotion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-12 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S09259 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S09259-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9259

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 12, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  car
          washes to disclose when promotions expire

          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  399-eee to read as follows:
     3    § 399-eee. Car wash promotion disclosure. 1.  For the purposes of this
     4  section, the term "car wash" means any individual,  partnership,  corpo-
     5  ration,  limited liability company, joint venture, association, or other
     6  business entity that engages in  the  cleaning  of  vehicles,  including
     7  washing,  detailing, drying, polishing, vacuuming or otherwise providing
     8  cosmetic care to vehicles.
     9    2. Car washes shall clearly state when a promotion will expire as well
    10  as any costs  which  will  be  incurred  upon  the  expiration  of  such
    11  promotion  and how often such costs will be incurred upon someone taking
    12  part in such promotion.
    13    3. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil  penalty
    14  of five hundred dollars for each violation.
    15    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    16  have become a law.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15865-01-2