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Senate Bill S3042

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for listing cost of items on a menu in any place where food is served, prepared or sold to general public

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2011-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-rrr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S806

2011-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for listing cost of items on a menu in any place where food is served, prepared or sold to general public.

2011-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3042

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 prices on menus

  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
396-rrr to read as follows:
  S  396-RRR.  PRICES  ON  MENUS. A PERSON OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE
PREPARATION AND SALE OF FOOD IN ANY  HOTEL,  PUBLIC  RESTAURANT,  PUBLIC
DINING  ROOM, DINING CAR, DRUG STORE, SODA FOUNTAIN, STEAMBOAT OR IN ANY
OTHER PLACE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED, SOLD OR SERVED FOR AND TO THE GENER-
AL PUBLIC IN THIS STATE SHALL LIST THE PRICE OF EACH AND EVERY ITEM  SET
FORTH  ON  THE MENU DISTRIBUTED OR EXHIBITED TO CUSTOMERS EXCEPT FOR THE
PRICE OF SEASONAL OR SPECIAL ORDER ITEMS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07115-01-1

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