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Assembly Bill A8291

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof

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2017-A8291 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5986
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§157 & 159, add §§157-b - 157-e, Gen Bus L; amd §154, Ec Dev L

2017-A8291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof.

2017-A8291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8291
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law and the economic development
   law, in relation to requiring travel agents located or doing  business
   in this state to be registered with the department of state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 157 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   6.  "TRAVEL  AGENT"  MEANS  ANY  TRAVEL  PROMOTER OR TRAVEL CONSULTANT
 HAVING A PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE OR OFFERING TRAVEL SERVICES  TO
 ANY PERSON IN THIS STATE. THE TERM "TRAVEL AGENT" SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   A.  ANY TRAVEL PROMOTER OR TRAVEL CONSULTANT WHO IS PROVIDING SERVICES
 EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS IN A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION;
   B. ANY TRAVEL PROMOTER OR TRAVEL CONSULTANT WHO IS PROVIDING  SERVICES
 EXCLUSIVELY FOR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OF A BUSINESS ENTITY REGISTERED WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT;
   C.  AN  EMPLOYEE,  WHO  IN  CONNECTION  WITH THE BUSINESS OF BEING THE
 DIRECT SUPPLIER OF ACCOMMODATIONS,  ALSO  PROVIDES  OTHER  LOCAL  TRAVEL
 SERVICES THAT ARE PURCHASED FROM ANOTHER PERSON OR BUSINESS;
   D.  ANY  PERSON  ENGAGED SOLELY IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES; OR
   E. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,  PARTNER-
 SHIP OR ASSOCIATION, OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, WHICH ONLY SELLS OR OFFERS FOR
 SALE  TRAVEL  SERVICES  THAT  ARE  PROVIDED BY SUCH PERSON, FIRM, CORPO-
 RATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP OR  ASSOCIATION,  OR  ANY
 AFFILIATE THEREOF.
   7. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
   8. "SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
   §  2.  The general business law is amended by adding four new sections
 157-b, 157-c, 157-d and 157-e to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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