Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 20, 2018 |
referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 03, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.472 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 12, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.149 rules report cal.149 reported |
Jun 07, 2017 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2017 |
reported referred to codes |
Mar 17, 2017 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A6767
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COOK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Kenneth Zebrowski
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Steven Cymbrowitz
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Deborah Glick
2017-A6767 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A6767 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires persons selling or offering to sell weight loss services or weight loss products to provide consumers with a weight loss and dieting information notice; sets forth such notice shall include the dangers of rapid weight loss, dieting information, and risks associated with certain medications used with weight loss programs; delineates deceptive practices; provides for penalties, including fines and injunctions
2017-A6767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6767 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, ZEBROWSKI, HARRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GLICK, HIKIND, RIVERA, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring persons offering weight loss services to provide notice of certain risks 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 article 30-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 30-B WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES SECTION 641. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. 642. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES; NOTICE. 643. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. 644. LOCAL REGULATION. 645. PENALTIES. § 641. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. "WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES" SHALL MEAN COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIV- ITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECOMMENDING THE USE OF WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS, WHICH HAVE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS REDUCE BODY WEIGHT. WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES DOES NOT INCLUDE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS IF THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION IS NOT ALSO ENGAGED IN COUNSELING ACTIV- ITIES. 2. "WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS" SHALL MEAN ANY FOODS, INGREDIENTS OR COMPO- NENTS OF FOODS, NUTRITIONAL FORMULAS OR SUPPLEMENTS, DRUGS, EQUIPMENT OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS REDUCE BODY WEIGHT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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