Senate Bill S106A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the cancellation of a health club contract

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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

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Bill Amendments

2021-S106 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §624, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9067
2023-2024: S932

2021-S106 - Summary

Requires health clubs accept cancellation of a membership within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of the cancellation.

2021-S106 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S106 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    106
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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  cancella-
   tion of a health club contract

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 624 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  EVERY  CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THAT SUCH HEALTH CLUB
 SHALL ACCEPT CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP BY THE BUYER  OR  THE  BUYER'S
 ESTATE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE CANCELLATION.
 SUCH  HEALTH  CLUBS  SHALL  ACCEPT  CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP THROUGH
 METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERNET,  TELEPHONE,  OR  IN
 PERSON. SUCH CANCELLATION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03557-01-1

2021-S106A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §624, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9067
2023-2024: S932

2021-S106A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires health clubs accept cancellation of a membership within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of the cancellation.

2021-S106A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S106A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  106--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  cancella-
   tion of a health club contract
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 624 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  EVERY  CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THAT SUCH HEALTH CLUB
 SHALL ACCEPT CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP BY THE BUYER  OR  THE  BUYER'S
 ESTATE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE CANCELLATION.
 SUCH  HEALTH  CLUBS  SHALL  ACCEPT  CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP THROUGH
 METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERNET,  TELEPHONE,  OR  IN
 PERSON.  FOR  SUCH  CANCELLATION  OF  A  MEMBERSHIP TO BE REQUIRED TO BE
 ACCEPTED WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIVING NOTICE UNDER THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION,  THE  CANCELLATION  SHALL  BE  SUBMITTED EITHER WITHIN THE FIRST
 THIRTY-SIX HOURS OF THE PURCHASE OF A MEMBERSHIP OR AFTER THE FULL  TERM
 OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPLETED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03557-04-1

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