Senate Bill S462A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S462 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7239
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§157-b - 157-e, amd §159, Gen Bus L; amd §154, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7944
2011-2012: S2791
2013-2014: S38
2015-2016: S1265
2019-2020: S7903
2021-2022: S141
2023-2024: S511

2017-S462 - Summary

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

2017-S462 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S462 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    462
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- 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 and  the  economic  development
   law,  in relation to requiring travel consultants and travel promoters
   located or doing business in this state  to  be  registered  with  the
   department  of  state; and to repeal article 10-A of the general busi-
   ness law relating to the truth in travel act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 10-A of the general business law is REPEALED and a
 new article 10-A is added to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 10-A
                         SELLERS OF TRAVEL AGENTS
 SECTION 155.   LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         155-A. DEFINITIONS.
         156.   DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.
         156-A. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
         156-B. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO REGISTRATION.
         156-C. REGISTRATION.
         156-D. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF REGISTRA-
                  TION.
         156-E. PREEMPTION.
         156-F. REGULATIONS.
         157.   TRAVEL AGREEMENTS.
         157-A. PROHIBITED PRACTICES BY TRAVEL CONSULTANTS.
         157-B. PROHIBITED PRACTICES BY TRAVEL PROMOTERS.
         158.   VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
         159.   SEVERABILITY.
   § 155. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND  DECLARED  THAT
 THE  PROMOTION  OF  TRAVEL, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP, IS NOW OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S462A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7239
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§157-b - 157-e, amd §159, Gen Bus L; amd §154, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7944
2011-2012: S2791
2013-2014: S38
2015-2016: S1265
2019-2020: S7903
2021-2022: S141
2023-2024: S511

2017-S462A - Summary

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

2017-S462A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S462A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  462--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law and  the  economic  development
   law,  in relation to requiring travel consultants and travel promoters
   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. The general business law is  amended  by  adding  four  new
 sections 157-b, 157-c, 157-d and 157-e to read as follows:
   § 157-B. DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED. 1.  NO TRAVEL
 AGENT SHALL OPERATE OR DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY
 THIS  ARTICLE  AND  WITHOUT  FIRST BEING REGISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
 STATE.
   2. EVERY REGISTERED TRAVEL AGENT SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY PRINT UPON  EVERY
 DOCUMENT CREATED FOR SUCH AGENT, THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE
 TRAVEL  AGENT  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF STATE.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  "DOCUMENT"  SHALL  INCLUDE  BUSINESS  CARDS,  PERSONALIZED
 STATIONERY  AND EVERY OTHER DOCUMENT CREATED BY THE TRAVEL AGENT SPECIF-
 ICALLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CLIENT OR CUSTOMER. FURTHERMORE,  EVERY  TRAVEL
 AGENT  SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST HIS OR HER REGISTRATION NUMBER AT HIS OR
 HER PLACE OF BUSINESS AT A LOCATION REGULARLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
   § 157-C. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. 1. APPLICATION FOR A  REGISTRA-
 TION REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN WRITING, UNDER OATH, AND IN
 THE  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
   A. THE EXACT NAME AND THE RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S462B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7239
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§157-b - 157-e, amd §159, Gen Bus L; amd §154, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7944
2011-2012: S2791
2013-2014: S38
2015-2016: S1265
2019-2020: S7903
2021-2022: S141
2023-2024: S511

2017-S462B - Summary

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

2017-S462B - Sponsor Memo

2017-S462B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  462--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law and the economic development
   law, in relation to requiring travel consultants and travel  promoters
   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.  The  general  business  law is amended by adding four new
 sections 157-b, 157-c, 157-d and 157-e to read as follows:
   § 157-B. DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED. 1.  NO TRAVEL
 AGENT SHALL OPERATE OR DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY
 THIS ARTICLE AND WITHOUT FIRST BEING REGISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 STATE.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL PROVIDE EACH REGISTERED TRAVEL AGENT
 WITH  A  UNIQUE REGISTRATION NUMBER. EVERY REGISTERED TRAVEL AGENT SHALL
 PRINT HIS OR HER REGISTRATION NUMBER ON ALL BUSINESS  CARDS,  AND  SHALL
 PROVIDE  EACH  CUSTOMER  WITH  A COPY OF HIS OR HER REGISTRATION NUMBER.
 EVERY TRAVEL AGENT SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY  POST  HIS  OR  HER  REGISTRATION
 NUMBER  AT  HIS OR HER PLACE OF BUSINESS AT A LOCATION REGULARLY OPEN TO
 THE PUBLIC.
   § 157-C. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. 1. APPLICATION FOR A  REGISTRA-
 TION REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN WRITING, UNDER OATH, AND IN
 THE  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
   A. THE EXACT NAME AND THE RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S462C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7239
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§157-b - 157-e, amd §159, Gen Bus L; amd §154, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7944
2011-2012: S2791
2013-2014: S38
2015-2016: S1265
2019-2020: S7903
2021-2022: S141
2023-2024: S511

2017-S462C (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S462C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S462C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  462--C
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law and the economic development
   law, in relation to requiring travel consultants and travel  promoters
   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.  The  general  business  law is amended by adding four new
 sections 157-b, 157-c, 157-d and 157-e to read as follows:
   § 157-B. DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED. 1. NO  TRAVEL
 CONSULTANT OR TRAVEL PROMOTER SHALL OPERATE OR DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
 EXCEPT  AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE AND WITHOUT FIRST BEING REGISTERED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  EACH  REGISTERED  TRAVEL
 CONSULTANT  AND TRAVEL PROMOTER WITH A UNIQUE REGISTRATION NUMBER. EVERY
 REGISTERED TRAVEL CONSULTANT AND TRAVEL PROMOTER SHALL PRINT HIS OR  HER
 REGISTRATION  NUMBER  ON  ALL  BUSINESS  CARDS,  AND  SHALL PROVIDE EACH
 CUSTOMER WITH A COPY OF HIS OR HER  REGISTRATION  NUMBER.  EVERY  TRAVEL
 CONSULTANT  AND  TRAVEL  PROMOTER  SHALL  CONSPICUOUSLY  POST HIS OR HER
 REGISTRATION NUMBER AT HIS OR HER PLACE OF BUSINESS AT A LOCATION  REGU-
 LARLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
   §  157-C. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. 1. APPLICATION FOR A REGISTRA-
 TION REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN WRITING, UNDER OATH, AND IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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