Assembly Bill A1258

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for listing cost of items on a menu in any place where food is served, prepared or sold to general public

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S806
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง396-rrr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3042

2009-A1258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for listing cost of items on a menu in any place where food is served, prepared or sold to general public.

2009-A1258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1258

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON, COOK, J. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CHRISTENSEN, HIKIND, HOOPER, P. RIVERA, TOWNS  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prices on menus

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
396-rrr to read as follows:
  S 396-RRR. PRICES ON MENUS. A PERSON OR  CORPORATION  ENGAGED  IN  THE
PREPARATION  AND  SALE  OF  FOOD IN ANY HOTEL, PUBLIC RESTAURANT, PUBLIC
DINING ROOM, DINING CAR, DRUG STORE, SODA FOUNTAIN, STEAMBOAT OR IN  ANY
OTHER PLACE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED, SOLD OR SERVED FOR AND TO THE GENER-
AL  PUBLIC IN THIS STATE SHALL LIST THE PRICE OF EACH AND EVERY ITEM SET
FORTH ON THE MENU DISTRIBUTED OR EXHIBITED TO CUSTOMERS EXCEPT  FOR  THE
PRICE OF SEASONAL OR SPECIAL ORDER ITEMS.
  S  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03823-02-9

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