Assembly Bill A10425

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to information concerning services for human trafficking victims in certain lodging facilities

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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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2017-A10425 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §206-f, Gen Bus L

2017-A10425 - Summary

Requires certain lodging facilities to make available information concerning services for human trafficking victims.

2017-A10425 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10425
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, TITONE, HUNTER, RICHARDSON, DE LA ROSA,
   CRESPO,  SIMON,  BLAKE,  JAFFEE,  GALEF,  D'URSO,  MOSLEY,  GOTTFRIED,
   ABBATE,  ORTIZ,  RIVERA,  CROUCH, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, SEPULVEDA, QUART,
   BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HOOPER,  JEAN-PIERRE,
   MORINELLO, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the posting of
   notices concerning services for human trafficking victims
 
   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
 206-f to read as follows:
   §  206-F. POSTING OF NOTICES CONCERNING SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 VICTIMS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LODGING FACILITY" SHALL  MEAN
 ANY  INN, HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR COURT OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES
 LODGING TO TRANSIENT GUESTS. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE  AN  ESTABLISH-
 MENT  TREATED  AS A DWELLING UNIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL
 LAW OR REGULATION OR AN ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING THAT HAS
 FIVE OR LESS ROOMS FOR RENT OR HIRE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY OCCUPIED  AS  A
 RESIDENCE BY THE PROPRIETOR OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT.
   2.  EVERY KEEPER OF A LODGING FACILITY SHALL POST IN PLAIN VIEW AND IN
 A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AND MANNER IN THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, AND, IF  PRACTI-
 CABLE, IN THE INDIVIDUAL GUEST ROOMS, AND NEAR THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE OR IN
 ANOTHER CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN CLEAR VIEW OF THE PUBLIC AND THE EMPLOY-
 EES WHERE SIMILAR NOTICES ARE CUSTOMARILY POSTED IN SUCH LODGING FACILI-
 TY, A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSIST-
 ANCE  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON
 HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE  NATIONAL  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING
 HOTLINE  TELEPHONE NUMBER. SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO BE DISPLAYED, IF PRAC-
 TICABLE, ON THE INTERNET RESERVATION WEBSITE OF SUCH LODGING FACILITY OR
 ON THE INTERNET PLATFORM OF A ROOM REMARKETER, AS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH
 EIGHT OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ONE OF THE TAX LAW.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A10425A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §206-f, Gen Bus L

2017-A10425A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain lodging facilities to make available information concerning services for human trafficking victims.

2017-A10425A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10425--A
                                                         Cal. No. 854
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 20, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, TITONE, HUNTER, RICHARDSON, DE LA ROSA,
   CRESPO,  SIMON,  BLAKE,  JAFFEE,  GALEF,  D'URSO,  MOSLEY,  GOTTFRIED,
   ABBATE,  ORTIZ,  RIVERA,  CROUCH,  GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, QUART, BICHOTTE,
   WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COOK,  HOOPER,  JEAN-PIERRE,
   MORINELLO,  WALSH  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
   -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly  and  delivered  to
   the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to information
   concerning services for human trafficking victims
 
   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
 206-f to read as follows:
   §   206-F.  INFORMATION  CONCERNING  SERVICES  FOR  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING
 VICTIMS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LODGING FACILITY" SHALL  MEAN
 ANY  INN, HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR COURT OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES
 LODGING TO TRANSIENT GUESTS. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE  AN  ESTABLISH-
 MENT  TREATED  AS A DWELLING UNIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL
 LAW OR REGULATION OR AN ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING THAT HAS
 FIVE OR LESS ROOMS FOR RENT OR HIRE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY OCCUPIED  AS  A
 RESIDENCE BY THE PROPRIETOR OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT.
   2.  EVERY  KEEPER  OF A LODGING FACILITY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE IN PLAIN
 VIEW AND IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AND MANNER IN THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS,  AND
 IN THE INDIVIDUAL GUEST ROOMS, AND NEAR THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE OR IN ANOTH-
 ER  CONSPICUOUS  LOCATION  IN CLEAR VIEW OF THE PUBLIC AND THE EMPLOYEES
 WHERE SIMILAR INFORMATION  IS  CUSTOMARILY  DISPLAYED  IN  SUCH  LODGING
 FACILITY,  INFORMATIONAL CARDS DEVELOPED BY: (I) THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY
 AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTER-
 AGENCY TASK FORCE ON  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING;  OR  (II)  THE  UNITED  STATES
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY;  OR  (III) THE LODGING FACILITY. ALL
 INFORMATIONAL CARDS SHALL ONLY CONTAIN INFORMATION  CONCERNING  SERVICES
 FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SHALL PROMINENTLY INCLUDE THE NATIONAL
 HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER.  THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND

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