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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S1906
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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
2021-S1906 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1906 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association, or agent or employee thereof, which offers, in the regular course of business, an established senior citizen, student or veteran discount on the price of admission or membership thereto, to offer a discount on the price of admission or membership to disabled individuals.
2021-S1906 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1906 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to discounted admission and memberships for certain individuals PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to provide admission and membership discounts to individuals with disabilities and cultural and enter- tainment institutions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the General Business Law by adding a new Section 396-cccc. This section provides that discounted membership and admission for individuals with disabilities shall be equal to the lowest discount price offered. The accompanying caregiver of an individual with disabil- ities shall be offered free entry or admission. Additionally, the avail-
2021-S1906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1906 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to discounted admission and memberships for certain individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 396-cc of the general business law, as added by chapter 556 of the laws of 1998, is renumbered section 396-ccc and a new section 396-cccc is added to read as follows: § 396-CCCC. DISCOUNTED ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIPS FOR DISABLED INDIVID- UALS. 1. (A) ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, WHICH OFFERS, IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSINESS, AN ESTABLISHED SENIOR CITIZEN, STUDENT OR VETERAN DISCOUNT ON THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP THERETO, SHALL OFFER A DISCOUNT ON THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. (B) THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH DISABLED INDIVIDUAL DISCOUNT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LOWEST DISCOUNT PRICE OFFERED BY SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF TO ANOTHER CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUALS. (C) AN ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP PURCHASED WITH A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL DISCOUNT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE FREE ADMISSION FOR THE CAREGIVER ACCOMPANYING SUCH DISABLED INDIVIDUAL. IF A DISABLED INDIVID- UAL DISCOUNTED ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE WEBSITE OF A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, SUCH WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE AN OPTION TO IDEN- TIFY THE CAREGIVER OF A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE THE FREE ADMIS- SION PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH. IF A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL DISCOUNTED ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, SUCH BOX OFFICE SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY ADVERTISE AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02294-01-1
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