Consumer Protection

NY - Senator Lee M. Zeldin (R)

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Chair

NY - Senator Phil Boyle (R)

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Member

NY - Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R)

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Member

NY - Senator Terry Gipson (D)

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Member

NY - Senator Brad Hoylman (D)

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Member

NY - Senator George Latimer (D)

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Member

NY - Senator Elizabeth Little (R)

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Member

NY - Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R)

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Member

NY - Senator George D. Maziarz (R)

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Member

NY - Senator Diane J. Savino (D)

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Member

NY - Senator Jose M. Serrano (D)

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Member

NY - S7742 Relates to employment agencies, including application for license; procedures; granting of licenses and enforcement of provisions relating thereto

NY - S7771 Relates to certain smoke detecting devices

NY - S7829 Prohibits persons, who are not licensed employment agencies and who charge a fee for performers' services, from making misleading representations that it will secure a job for a client in the entertainment field

NY - S7846 Requires operators of petting zoos and other public establishments featuring animals to maintain hand washing or hand cleansing facilities for patrons

NY - S2138 Relates to price gouging of medicine

NY - S4115 Relates to collateral loan brokers; repealer

NY - S3656 Relates to price gouging

NY - S5746 Relates to establishing a towing and storage bill of rights; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto

NY - S5616 Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls prior to selling a used motor vehicle

NY - S5726 Regulates the production of synthetic turf

NY - S5724 Requires cemeteries to provide for the expeditious burial and interment of deceased who are a part of certain religious and cultural communities

NY - S4468 Enacts the "New York Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act"

NY - S4456 Eliminates the requirement under the security guard act of full-time employment for peace officers

NY - S4408 Relates to the activation of certain mobile telephones

NY - S2570 Authorizes a consumer to seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 6 months of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer

NY - S4268 Prohibits certain practices by businesses making an automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumers in the state

NY - S2825 Provides a prohibition on the exchange of firearms, rifles or shotguns by second-hand dealers

NY - S2817 Relates to false advertising and providing rebates be given at the time of purchase

NY - S2837 Provides for assistance to disabled drivers at gas stations

NY - S2727 Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds

NY - S2720 Makes certain amendments concerning zone pricing of gasoline

NY - S2618 Requires dealers in second-hand precious metals to maintain certain records related to the purchase of such items

NY - S2632 Requires the registration of mail-in second-hand precious metals dealers with the department of state, regulates the conduct of the business thereof

NY - S2446 Requires products sold as not safe for human consumption to be labeled with their ingredients and active chemical compounds

NY - S2412 Requires manufacturers to use a coding system on all handgun and assault weapon ammunition

NY - S2414 Enacts the "internet dating safety act of 2013"; requires internet dating services to provide notice whether the service conducts criminal background screenings

NY - S2395 Prohibits the mailing of credit card applications to persons under twenty-one years of age

NY - S2352 Provides clarification on the gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and public auctions, flea markets and garage sales

NY - S2351 Requires sale of certain firearms between unlicensed persons shall be conducted through a licensed firearms dealer

NY - S2258 Provides that the department of agriculture and markets must order a retail food store failing inspection to cease operations or suspend or revoke its license

NY - S230 Specifies auction requirements

NY - S238 Relates to price gouging

NY - S219 Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state

NY - S83 Regulates debt collection practices; repealer

NY - S136 Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures

NY - S57 Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state

NY - S61 Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period

NY - S56 Relates to consumer protection from deceptive acts and practices

NY - S82 Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land

NY - S38 Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof; repealer

NY - S52 Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their debt collection correspondence

NY - S66 Requires sale or transfer of certain firearms between unlicensed persons shall be conducted through a licensed firearms dealer

NY - S3667 Requires the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists and sets minimum work standards for mold assessment and remediation specialists

NY - S2124 Relates to zone pricing of gasoline

NY - S2962 Requires a 120-day warning period for violations at certain veterans' organization facilities

NY - S5976 Requires persons engaged in the sale of cellular telephones in the normal course of business to provide purchasers with proof of ownership and origin of the cell phones sold

NY - S2076 Relates to automatic renewals of magazine subscriptions

NY - S6510 Creates the fair accountability in retail act

NY - S1171 Relates to file-sharing applications

NY - S6839 Relates to regulating the purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal

NY - S7113 Relates to the manufacturing of firearms

NY - S7147 Relates to abandoned property delivered to the state and held by the state comptroller

NY - S2199 Requires a warning label attached to any holiday decorations containing lead

NY - S7805 Requires portable electronic devices distributed after January 1, 2017 to automatically disable their texting and computer functions when the holder is operating a motor vehicle over 10 miles an hour

NY - S3055 Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by an otolaryngologist who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit

NY - S5645 Requires sunscreen products to be labeled with best if used before dates and storage recommendations

NY - S5632 Enacts the discount buying club consumer protection act

NY - S3751 Enacts the "voter privacy act" to include political calls in the no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry

NY - S2497 Provides that a business entity may not alter caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call

NY - S5554 Bans the use of employer data reports

NY - S5576 Provides that no cell phone retailer shall sell or lease a cell phone in New York state which does not contain geofencing technology

NY - S4675 Requires publisher of magazine subscriptions to disclose on the billing statement or invoice a customer service telephone number

NY - S4612 Relates to information required to be provided by tax preparers to consumers

NY - S4582 Relates to information for pre-recorded political messages

NY - S4581 Relates to pre-recorded political messages

NY - S3961 Relates to prohibiting the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory

NY - S3964 Requires flooring contractor to remove used carpeting from the premises of a customer's property

NY - S3260 Enacts the anti-automated sales suppression act

NY - S3263 Makes provisions for privacy in banking, insurance, and other financial transactions, forbidding disclosure of personal information without prior consent

NY - S3233 Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency

NY - S3227 Enacts a "Computer Lemon Law" to protect purchasers of defective computer equipment

NY - S3230 Enacts the "consumer protection against computer spyware act"

NY - S3231 Prohibits late charges on credit cards in certain instances

NY - S3229 Requires credit reporting agencies to furnish proof of identity theft to creditors upon debtor's request

NY - S3125 Establishes the computer security act

NY - S3099 Enacts the "radio frequency identification right to know act"; requires retail mercantile establishments to disclose the use of RFID devices and other information

NY - S3063 Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline

NY - S2997 Relates to the posting of prices of groceries

NY - S2992 Enacts the New York consumer and worker protection act

NY - S2990 Relates to the illegal use of stolen or misappropriated computer software

NY - S2971 Prohibits the use of salt by restaurants in the preparation of food by restaurants

NY - S2043 Relates to ultraviolet nail dryers

NY - S1939 Requires retailer rebates to be provided by the retailer to a consumer at the time of purchase

NY - S1838 Relates to residential wireless telephone service

NY - S1839 Relates to arbitration organizations

NY - S1203 Requires hotels with balconies to notify purchasers of rooms of certain safety issues

NY - S1101 Requires a principal creditor to send a notice of delinquency to the debtor and co-signer of an account

NY - S1047 Makes certain amendments concerning zone pricing of gasoline

NY - S979 Enacts the "institutional investor recovery act"

NY - S905 Prohibits label obstruction of over-the-counter drugs

NY - S845 Relates to hazardous toys and other articles intended for use by children

NY - S856 Relates to the illegal use of stolen or misappropriated computer software

NY - S855 Relates to zone pricing of gasoline

NY - S863 Requires telephone companies to provide essential equipment, including voice dialing equipment, to persons with disabilities

NY - S794 Requires a warning instruction by entities which manufacture, assemble and sell roller skates and skate boards

NY - S709 Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state

NY - S687 Requires an advertising medium at the location offering the sale of motor fuel

NY - S633 Relates to creating a forty-eight hour grace period from due date of credit card bill

NY - S648 Requires motor vehicle sales contracts to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

NY - S653 Conforms state law with federal law regarding imitation weapons and provides a private right of action for individual consumers

NY - S570 Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures

NY - S574 Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers

NY - S575 Provides for universal background checks for the sale of firearms

NY - S536 Requires scrap processors to record certain information

NY - S571 Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm

NY - S504 Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide and post a job seekers bill of rights

NY - S512 Requires cash registers used in certain businesses to visually display the amount of sale to the customer

NY - S502 Requires credit card solicitations and statements to display a "Credit Card Facts" display box

NY - S471 Relates to the purchase, sale or installation of salvaged high-intensity discharge headlamps

NY - S452 Prohibits rental vehicle companies from charging exorbitant rates for unfueled vehicles returned by customers

NY - S458 Relates to the rebuttable presumption relating to identifying information on an unsolicited advertisement in cities with a population of one million or more

NY - S451 Relates to the distribution of circular advertisements; establishes the do not circulate registry

NY - S430 Allows cell phone users to add a new phone line without having to renew the service plan and to cancel an additional line without paying any fee, charge or cost

NY - S426 Relates to coterminous consumer electronics warranties

NY - S350 Relates to charges by a rental vehicle company for optional vehicle protection

NY - S358 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

NY - S361 Establishes voluntary licensure of master plumbers by the department of state

NY - S308 Prohibits the sale of mature and violent video games to minors

NY - S6216 Relates to the establishment of a letter grading system for supermarkets

NY - S537 Establishes a cap on the amount of money municipalities within the county of Erie may annually charge a mobile food vendor

NY - S1914 Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English

NY - S5866 Relates to fees charged by employment agencies for class A or A-1 employment

NY - S6280 Prohibits issuers of credit cards and debit cards from knowingly accepting or soliciting financial information of a cardholder from a third-party

NY - S6268 Requires manufacturers to use a coding system on all handgun and assault weapon ammunition

NY - S6269 Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds

NY - S947 Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state

NY - S284 Prohibits the unauthorized sale of veterans' commemorative property by cemeteries

NY - S1528 Requires persons engaged in the installation, improvement, repair and maintenance of medical gas piping or the instruction thereof to be licensed

NY - S6320 Prohibits the rental of safety recalled cars until they are repaired in accordance with the recall

NY - S6551 Relates to requiring credit cards to contain smart chip technology

NY - S6682 Relates to credit record freezes and protected minors

NY - S6850 Relates to smart phone device antitheft protection

NY - S6920 Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline

NY - S6933 Relates to providing discounts for non-credit card payments

NY - S7202 Bans the use of employer data information

NY - S7254 Requires disclosures in advertisements that include a description that the person has expertise or training in issues specifically related to seniors

NY - S7421 Limits the liability of a debit cardholder for unauthorized use of a debit card

NY - S7434 Prohibits a producer or refiner from selling, transferring, or assigning interest in a retail outlet leased to a motor fuel dealer

NY - S7499 Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2015 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack

NY - S7538 Relates to the unlawful use of New York driver's license or identification card

NY - S7577 Permits antitrust fines or penalties to be paid to the office of victim services in the court's discretion

NY - S7575 Prohibits persons or business entities from filing unnecessary personal identifying information with an agency

NY - S5419 Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or twenty dollars

NY - S5386 Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format

NY - S5339 Regulates and requires issuance of raincheck by retailer where advertised merchandise is not available for sale

NY - S5171 Restricts the disclosure of personal information by businesses

NY - S3835 Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering

NY - S5051 Relates to communications by retail stores attempting to settle civil actions deriving from larceny prosecutions

NY - S5017 Requires businesses to disclose certain information regarding extended warranties

NY - S4984 Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period

NY - S3868 Enacts the "credit privacy in employment act" to prohibit the use of consumer credit reports in hiring and employment determinations

NY - S3573 Prohibits the imposition of certain fees at the expiration of a term on a motor vehicle lease which constitutes administrative, clerical or handling charges

NY - S3514 Provides that any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than ten percent ethylene glycol shall only be sold if it contains 30 ppm of denatonium benzoate

NY - S3453 Requires massage therapists to include license numbers in advertising

NY - S3415 Relates to community benefits agreements

NY - S3354 Relates to special provisions for not-for-profit sales

NY - S3317 Requires disclosure by principal creditors and debt collection agencies of the legal obligations of a deceased debtor's family and household members

NY - S3278 Implements provisions to protect credit reports of certain consumers

NY - S3275 Requires authorization for and verification of the validity of third-party charges for products and services billed to a customer on bills issued by telecommunication providers

NY - S3244 Provides that airbags (not required by federal law) sold and installed by motor vehicle dealers or manufacturers must be offered as standard or as single options

NY - S1786 Prohibits the mailing of credit card applications

NY - S1724 Requires information on violence against women including domestic violence and human trafficking to be provided to foreign, prospective wives coming to this country

NY - S1717 Promotes fairness in competitive bidding by providing for enforcement of prevailing wage provisions applicable to public work construction projects

NY - S1705 Enacts the immigration provider enforced disclosure information and registration (IMPEDIR) act of 2013

NY - S1690 Prohibits the rental of safety recalled cars until they are repaired in accordance with the recall

NY - S1667 Prohibits the purchase of certain items as scrap

NY - S1572 Increase the types of firearms that are to be included in the firearm ballistic identification database

NY - S1531 Provides for the lawful sale of scrap copper and other metals by junk dealers

NY - S1454 Prohibits the sale of salvia divinorum to persons in New York state

NY - S1385 Prohibits any party from charging consumers for unordered or unrequested goods or services; repealer

NY - S1369 Requires hotel, motel and inn keepers to offer condoms for sale to registered guests

NY - S1277 Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures

NY - S6177 Relates to licensing of appearance enhancement businesses

NY - S4179 Requires operators of bowling centers to give certain notices to bowlers and grants immunity from civil liability to operators of bowling centers from certain action

NY - S4054 Relates to certain smoke detecting devices

NY - S2097 Requires all pet crematorium & cemeteries to comply with NY law

NY - S4652 Regulates the sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs

NY - S2493 Defines certain terms related to budget planners and regulates the activities of budget planners

NY - S3606 Exempts certain officers of the departments of correction and sanitation of the city of New York from training requirements for security guards

NY - S3414 Amends the general business law relating to the disclosure of social security numbers

NY - S4000 Relates to licenses for private investigators, bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies

NY - S6380 Requires a dealer of motor fuel engaged in method of payment pricing to clearly post the price differences based on the method of payment

NY - S6403 Requires sunscreen products to be labeled with best if used before dates

NY - S6732 Relates to implementing the immigrant assistance service enforcement act

NY - S6748 Enacts the smartphone and tablet security act

NY - S6811 Relates to the establishment of safety requirements for moveable soccer goals

NY - S6897 Enacts the "lawn litter law act"

NY - S7173 Relates to fees charged by employment agencies

NY - S7283 Authorizes the attorney general to bring an action for violation of the prohibitions concerning unlawful selling practices and specifies damages awardable

NY - S7336 Relates to prohibitions on circus performances

NY - S7379 Prohibits the sale of covered license plate frames

NY - S7405 Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically engineered material or that are produced with a genetically engineered material