NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8136

Senate Bill S8136

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty

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2017-S8136 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10238
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §404-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5123, A6855
2021-2022: S187, A5545
2023-2024: S1188, A5224, A6602

2017-S8136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty.

2017-S8136 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8136

SPONSOR: ALCANTARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation
to requiring the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appear-
ance enhancement businesses which practice nail speciality

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to establish conspicuous posting of the
current price of all services provided in nail salons as well as the
posing of additional charges for additional services.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 404b of the general business law, as amended by chapter 80 of
the laws of 2015, is amended to read, "and 2. In order to ensure all
customers are aware of any charges or fees for the services they
receive, all owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses
which practice nail specialty shall: (a) post, at each counter or desk
at which orders are placed, services are provided and/or payment is

made, a list conspicuously displaying the current price of all services
provided. Such price list shall also disclose factors which may cause
the price to be higher than the basic price, and the range of the possi-
ble additional charges when such variables pertain; (b) ensure all
licensees and trainees who work in such businesses inform customers of
any additional charges before performing services which incur such addi-
tional charges.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill is designed to require appearance enhancement businesses,
specifically nail salons to conspicuously post a price list of both the
basic and additional services they provide while disclosing the factors
which may cause the price to be higher than the basic price.  Currently,
many nail salons list basic prices but when the technician begins to
work on the customer's nails, the consumer is given additional services
which increases the overall cost without the patron's acknowledgment or
acceptance of the additional services.  This legislation will ensure
that those who patronize appearance enhancement businesses will know
what the price of their services will be prior to receiving the service,
thus preventing any misunderstanding of services.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None, New Bill 2018

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall become
law.

2017-S8136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8136
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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 requiring the
   disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance  enhancement
   businesses which practice nail speciality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 404-b of the general business law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   §  404-b.  Nail  specialty; owner responsibilities. In addition to any
 rules and regulations establishing standards  for  practices  and  oper-
 ations  by  licensees  under  this article[,]: 1. in order to ensure the
 health, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all
 owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice
 nail specialty shall make available for use, gloves  and  facemasks  for
 nail  speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses; AND
 2. IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL CUSTOMERS ARE AWARE OF ANY CHARGES OR FEES FOR
 THE SERVICES THEY  RECEIVE,  ALL  OWNERS  AND  OPERATORS  OF  APPEARANCE
 ENHANCEMENT  BUSINESSES  WHICH PRACTICE NAIL SPECIALITY SHALL: (A) POST,
 AT EACH COUNTER OR  DESK  AT  WHICH  ORDERS  ARE  PLACED,  SERVICES  ARE
 PROVIDED  AND/OR  PAYMENT  IS  MADE, A LIST CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYING THE
 CURRENT PRICE OF THE BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED. SUCH PRICE LIST SHALL ALSO
 DISCLOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PRICE TO BE HIGHER THAN  THE  BASIC
 PRICE,  AND THE RANGE OF THE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WHEN SUCH VARI-
 ABLES PERTAIN; AND (B) ENSURE ALL LICENSEES AND  TRAINEES  WHO  WORK  IN
 SUCH  BUSINESSES  INFORM  CUSTOMERS  OF  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CHARGES BEFORE
 PERFORMING SERVICES WHICH INCUR SUCH ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15226-01-8

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