Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 15, 2018 |
signed chap.190 |
Aug 13, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2018 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.2012 substituted for s8874 |
Jun 19, 2018 |
substituted by a10425a ordered to third reading cal.2012 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 31, 2018 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S8874
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10425 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2017-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10425
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §206-f, Gen Bus L
2017-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8874 SPONSOR: LANZA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to information concerning services for human trafficking victims PURPOSE: To require lodging facilities to provide information concerning services for human trafficking victims in certain public spaces of the lodging facilities SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the general business law by adding a new section 206-f to provide that every keeper of a lodging facility make available in plain view in the public restrooms, the individual guest rooms, and near the public entrance or other conspicuous place in plain sight of the guests and employees, where information is customarily displayed, infor- mational cards developed by (i) the office of temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the New York state interagency task
2017-S8874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8874 I N S E N A T E May 31, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 information concerning services for human trafficking victims 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 206-f to read as follows: § 206-F. INFORMATION CONCERNING SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LODGING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY INN, HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR COURT OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES LODGING TO TRANSIENT GUESTS. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN ESTABLISH- MENT TREATED AS A DWELLING UNIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION OR AN ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING THAT HAS FIVE OR LESS ROOMS FOR RENT OR HIRE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY OCCUPIED AS A RESIDENCE BY THE PROPRIETOR OF SUCH ESTABLISHMENT. 2. EVERY KEEPER OF A LODGING FACILITY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE IN PLAIN VIEW AND IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AND MANNER IN THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, AND IN THE INDIVIDUAL GUEST ROOMS, AND NEAR THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE OR IN ANOTH- ER CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN CLEAR VIEW OF THE PUBLIC AND THE EMPLOYEES WHERE SIMILAR INFORMATION IS CUSTOMARILY DISPLAYED IN SUCH LODGING FACILITY, INFORMATIONAL CARDS DEVELOPED BY: (I) THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTER- AGENCY TASK FORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING; OR (II) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; OR (III) THE LODGING FACILITY. ALL INFORMATIONAL CARDS SHALL ONLY CONTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SHALL PROMINENTLY INCLUDE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTERAGEN- CY TASK FORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SHALL DEVELOP A NOTICE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER, TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LODGING FACILITIES TO POST ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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