NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6884A

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 15, 2024	print number 6884a
May 15, 2024	amend and recommit to consumer protection
Jan 03, 2024	referred to consumer protection
May 12, 2023	referred to consumer protection

Bill Amendments

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2023-S6884 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §210, Gen Bus L

2023-S6884 - Summary

Requires hotels and lodging facilities to make at least two attempts to contact guests who leave any item of greater than nominal value or identification documents behind within 48 hours of the completion of their stay and to dispose of the identification documents if the owner cannot be contacted; limits the liability of a lodging owner or operator for damage or loss during shipping.

2023-S6884 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6884

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to items left by
guests of hotels or other lodging facilities

 
PURPOSE:

To require that owners/managers/proprietors of any lodging facility such
as a hotel, motel, or resort contact a guest if the guest has left an
item greater than nominal value, an identification document or a copy of
an identification document behind after they have completed their stay.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Outlines that the owner, manager, or proprietor or a lodging
or boarding facility must make reasonable efforts to contact a guest if
the guest has left an item greater than nominal value, an identification
document or a copy of an identification document behind after they have
completed their stay.

Section 1 also states that the owner, manager, or proprietor or a lodg-
ing or boarding facility must make at least 2 attempts within 48 hours
of the guest completing their stay using the information used to book
the stay.

If the owner, manager, proprietor or a lodging or boarding facility was
unable to reach the guest after making the required outreach, they must
destroy identification documents or copies of identification documents
such that they could not be replicated.

States that a lodging facility owner shall not be held liable for loss
or damage to a guest's lost item or document during storage or shipping
of said item.

Section 2: Sets effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When guests stay in a hotel, they have a reasonable expectation that
their personal belongings and identification documents will be safe and
secure. When a guest inadvertently leaves behind a valuable item or
identification document, it can result in the guest suffering financial
loss, identity theft, or other adverse consequences.

This bill would require the lodging facility to notify the guest and
take steps to return the item or document to them. This bill would
promote consumer protection and ensure that hotels uphold their duty of
care to guests. By enacting such a law, it would also ensure that hotel
owners implement standard procedures to contact guests in case of such
an event, thus improving accountability in the hotel industry.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 30th day after it shall have become a
law.

2023-S6884 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6884
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 items  left  by
   guests of hotels or other lodging facilities
 
   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
 210 to read as follows:
   § 210. ITEMS LEFT BY GUESTS  OF  LODGING  FACILITIES.  1.  THE  OWNER,
 LESSOR,  PROPRIETOR  OR  MANAGER OF ANY HOTEL, MOTEL, STEAMBOAT, TOURIST
 CABIN, CAMP, RESORT, TAVERN, INN, BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE  SHALL  MAKE
 REASONABLE  EFFORTS TO CONTACT A GUEST IF ANY ITEM OF GREATER THAN NOMI-
 NAL VALUE, OR IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  A
 DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD, OR COPIES
 OF  IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A COPY OF A
 DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD  ARE  LEFT
 BEHIND AFTER THE GUEST'S STAY.
   2. AT LEAST TWO CONTACT ATTEMPTS MUST BE MADE WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
 OF  THE  GUEST  COMPLETING THEIR STAY USING THE INFORMATION USED TO BOOK
 THE STAY.  A LODGING FACILITY MUST KEEP A RECORD OF  THE  LOST  ITEM  OR
 DOCUMENT AND THE STEPS TAKEN TO NOTIFY THE GUEST.
   3. IF CONTACT CANNOT BE MADE, THE OWNER, LESSOR, PROPRIETOR, OR MANAG-
 ER  SHALL  DISPOSE  OF  IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND COPIES OF THE DOCU-
 MENTS. DISPOSAL OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR COPIES OF  IDENTIFICATION
 DOCUMENTS  SHALL INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION OF ANY PHYSICAL COPIES
 SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE THE COPY.
   4. A LODGING FACILITY OWNER OR OPERATOR SHALL NOT BE HELD  LIABLE  FOR
 ANY  LOSS OR DAMAGE TO A GUEST'S LOST ITEM OR DOCUMENT DURING STORAGE OR
 SHIPPING.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD10733-02-3

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §210, Gen Bus L

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6884A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to items left by
guests of hotels or other lodging facilities

 
PURPOSE:

To require that owners/managers/proprietors of any lodging facility such
as a hotel, motel, or resort contact a guest if the guest has left an
item greater than nominal value, an identification document or a copy of
an identification document behind after they have completed their stay.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Outlines that the owner, manager, or proprietor or a lodging
or boarding facility must make reasonable efforts to contact a guest if
the guest has left an item greater than nominal value, an identification
document or a copy of an identification document behind after they have
completed their stay.

Section 1 also states that the owner, manager, or proprietor or a lodg-
ing or boarding facility must make at least 2 attempts within 48 hours
of the guest completing their stay using the information used to book
the stay which includes but is not limited to home, business, or cell
phone numbers, email, and physical address.

If the owner, manager, proprietor or a lodging or boarding facility was
unable to reach the guest after making the required outreach, they must
destroy identification documents or copies of identification documents
such that they could not be replicated.

States that a lodging facility owner shall not be held liable for loss
shipping of said item.

Section 2: Sets effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When guests stay in a hotel, they have a reasonable expectation that
their personal belongings and identification documents will be safe and
secure. When a guest inadvertently leaves behind a valuable item or
identification document, it can result in the guest suffering financial
loss, identity theft, or other adverse consequences.

This bill would require the lodging facility to notify the guest and
take steps to return the item or document to them. This bill would
promote consumer protection and ensure that hotels uphold their duty of
care to guests. By enacting such a law, it would also ensure that hotel
owners implement standard procedures to contact guests in case of such
an event, thus improving accountability in the hotel industry.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 30th day after it shall have become a
law.

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6884--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to items  left  by
   guests of hotels or other lodging facilities
 
   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
 210 to read as follows:
   § 210. ITEMS LEFT BY GUESTS  OF  LODGING  FACILITIES.  1.  THE  OWNER,
 LESSOR,  PROPRIETOR  OR  MANAGER OF ANY HOTEL, MOTEL, STEAMBOAT, TOURIST
 CABIN, CAMP, RESORT, TAVERN, INN, BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE  SHALL  MAKE
 REASONABLE  EFFORTS TO CONTACT A GUEST IF ANY ITEM OF GREATER THAN NOMI-
 NAL VALUE, OR IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  A
 DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD, OR COPIES
 OF  IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A COPY OF A
 DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD  ARE  LEFT
 BEHIND AFTER THE GUEST'S STAY.
   2. AT LEAST TWO CONTACT ATTEMPTS MUST BE MADE WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
 OF  THE  GUEST  COMPLETING THEIR STAY USING THE INFORMATION USED TO BOOK
 THE STAY.  SUCH CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  IS  NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  HOME, BUSINESS, OR CELL PHONE NUMBERS, EMAIL, AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS.
 A LODGING FACILITY MUST KEEP A RECORD OF THE LOST ITEM OR  DOCUMENT  AND
 THE STEPS TAKEN TO NOTIFY THE GUEST.
   3. IF CONTACT CANNOT BE MADE, THE OWNER, LESSOR, PROPRIETOR, OR MANAG-
 ER  SHALL  DISPOSE  OF  IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND COPIES OF THE DOCU-
 MENTS. DISPOSAL OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS OR COPIES OF  IDENTIFICATION
 DOCUMENTS  SHALL INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION OF ANY PHYSICAL COPIES
 SUCH THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE THE COPY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10733-04-4

 S. 6884--A                          2
 
   4. A LODGING FACILITY OWNER OR OPERATOR SHALL NOT BE HELD  LIABLE  FOR
 ANY  LOSS OR DAMAGE TO A GUEST'S LOST ITEM OR DOCUMENT DURING STORAGE OR
 SHIPPING.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Senate Bill S6884A

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

Bill Amendments

2023-S6884 - Details

2023-S6884 - Summary

2023-S6884 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6884 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

James Skoufis

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

Bill Amendments

2023-S6884 - Details

2023-S6884 - Summary

2023-S6884 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6884 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6884A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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