Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 14, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 08, 2018 |
1st report cal.1084 |
Apr 16, 2018 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S8188
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S8188 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S8188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8188 SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags and other articles sold for patriotic purposes PURPOSE: To increase the penalty for the fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me- nots, daisies, flags and other articles sold for patriotic purposes. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 -- Amends General Business Law section 396-h and increases the penalty for the fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags and other articles sold for patriotic purposes to a five hundred dollar fine or imprisonment for no more than six months for a first offense. Additionally, this portion of the bill also makes any second or
2017-S8188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8188 I N S E N A T E April 16, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 the fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags and other articles sold for patriotic purposes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 396-h of the general business law, as added by chapter 1031 of the laws of 1965 and as renumbered by chapter 815 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows: § 396-h. Fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags and other articles sold for patriotic purposes. Any person, whether a veteran soldier, sailor, marine or army nurse, or otherwise, who in the promotion of his OR HER own interests, or to derive personal pecuniary benefit, gain or profit, for himself OR HERSELF or for any person, firm or corporation other than an organization expressly designated and authorized to administer veteran relief by the provisions of section one hundred sixty-eight of the social [welfare] SERVICES law, sells or offers to sell poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags or other articles sold for patriotic purposes, while claiming that such sale or offer to sell is made as agent of, or for the benefit of such organization authorized to administrate veteran relief, FOR A FIRST OFFENSE is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than [fifty] FIVE HUNDRED dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, AND FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08314-01-7
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