Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Feb 04, 2015 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3279
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- 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
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
2015-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3279 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring every keeper of a hotel or motel or inn to make condoms available for sale to guests PURPOSE: To prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases by requiring hotels, motels and inns to make available condoms for sale. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new section 204-b to the General Business Law for sale of condoms. Provides that owners of hotels, motels or inns shall have condoms or similar prophylactics available for sale in the registration office. JUSTIFICATION: Over the past few years, this state has seen an enormous increase in then incidence of AIDS. Rendering laws to prevent AIDS should, therefore, be of primary concern. Medical studies have shown that proper use of condoms will minimize the risk of spreading the AIDS virus. This bill is an attempt to access such prophylactics in public accommodations. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 1999-2000 S.1644 Died in Committee 2001-2002 S.2322 Died in Committee 2003-2004 S.1634 Died in Committee 2005-2006 S.1566 Died in Committee 2007-2008 S.4764 Died in Committee 2009-2010 S.4582 Died in Committee 2011-2012 S.374 Died in Committee 2013-2014 S.1369 Died in Committee
2015-S3279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3279 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- 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 every keeper of a hotel or motel or inn to make condoms available for sale to guests 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 204-b to read as follows: S 204-B. SALE OF CONDOMS. EVERY KEEPER OF A HOTEL OR MOTEL OR INN SHALL, IN THE REGISTRATION OFFICE, SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE TO REGISTERED GUESTS OF SUCH HOTEL OR MOTEL OR INN CONDOMS OR SIMILAR PROPHYLACTIC DEVICES DESIGNED TO PREVENT CONCEPTION OR VENEREAL INFECTION DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02290-01-5
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.