Assembly Actions -
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May 06, 2020 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S8288
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S8288 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-vv, Gen Bus L
2019-S8288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8288 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the charging of certain membership fees or rent for coworking spaces or shared workspaces during a state disaster emergency PURPOSE: The proposed legislation seeks to prevent shared working spaces agency/corporation from charging rent and membership fees during the current COVID-19 pandemic SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-vv to prevent shared working spaces organization from continuously charging monthly rent and membership fees to members who cannot access the facil- ities.
2019-S8288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8288 I N S E N A T E May 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 prohibiting the charging of certain membership fees or rent for coworking spaces or shared workspaces during a state disaster emergency 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 399-vv to read as follows: § 399-VV. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MEMBERSHIP FEE OR RENT CHARGES. 1. DURING A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, DECLARED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, NO PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL CHARGE A CONSUMER ANY CONTRACTED MEMBERSHIP FEE OR RENT FOR ANY COWORKING SPACE OR SHARED WORKSPACE WHEN, DUE TO SUCH STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY: (A) THE USE OF SUCH COWORKING SPACE OR SHARED WORKPLACE: (I) HAS CEASED, PARTIALLY OR FULLY; (II) HAS BEEN RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE, ILLEGAL OR IMPRACTICAL; OR (III) THE NON-USE OF SUCH COWORKING SPACE OR SHARED WORKSPACE, OR THE NON-RENDERING OR THE NON-USE OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE RELATED THERETO, HAS FRUSTRATED THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT; OR (B) A CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IF HE OR SHE WERE TO PAY SUCH MEMBERSHIP FEE OR RENT. 2. EVERY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RESTRICT ANY RIGHT WHICH ANY PERSON MAY HAVE UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTE OR THE COMMON LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16112-03-0
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