Assembly Bill A5545

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty

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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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2021-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S187
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10238, S8136
2019-2020: A6855, S5123
2023-2024: A5224, A6602, S1188
2025-2026: S3192

2021-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty.

2021-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5545
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
   disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance  enhancement
   businesses which practice nail speciality

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 404-b of the general business law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   §  404-b.  Nail  specialty; owner responsibilities. In addition to any
 rules and regulations establishing standards  for  practices  and  oper-
 ations  by  licensees  under  this article[,]: 1. in order to ensure the
 health, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all
 owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice
 nail specialty shall make available for use, gloves  and  facemasks  for
 nail  speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses; AND
 2. IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL CUSTOMERS ARE AWARE OF ANY CHARGES OR FEES FOR
 THE SERVICES THEY  RECEIVE,  ALL  OWNERS  AND  OPERATORS  OF  APPEARANCE
 ENHANCEMENT  BUSINESSES  WHICH PRACTICE NAIL SPECIALITY SHALL: (A) POST,
 AT EACH COUNTER OR  DESK  AT  WHICH  ORDERS  ARE  PLACED,  SERVICES  ARE
 PROVIDED  AND/OR  PAYMENT  IS  MADE, A LIST CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYING THE
 CURRENT PRICE OF THE BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED. SUCH PRICE LIST SHALL ALSO
 DISCLOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PRICE TO BE HIGHER THAN  THE  BASIC
 PRICE,  AND THE RANGE OF THE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WHEN SUCH VARI-
 ABLES PERTAIN; AND (B) ENSURE ALL LICENSEES AND  TRAINEES  WHO  WORK  IN
 SUCH  BUSINESSES  INFORM  CUSTOMERS  OF  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CHARGES BEFORE
 PERFORMING SERVICES WHICH INCUR SUCH ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02997-01-1

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