Assembly Bill A10088

                            
 
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                                   10088
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2020
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 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to discounted
   admission and memberships for certain individuals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  396-cc  of the general business law, as added by
 chapter 556 of the laws of 1998, is renumbered section 396-ccc and a new
 section 396-cccc is added to read as follows:
   § 396-CCCC. DISCOUNTED ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIPS FOR DISABLED INDIVID-
 UALS. 1. (A) ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION,
 OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, WHICH OFFERS, IN  THE  REGULAR  COURSE  OF
 BUSINESS,  AN ESTABLISHED SENIOR CITIZEN, STUDENT OR VETERAN DISCOUNT ON
 THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP THERETO, SHALL OFFER A DISCOUNT  ON
 THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.
   (B)  THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP FOR SUCH DISABLED INDIVIDUAL
 DISCOUNT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LOWEST DISCOUNT  PRICE  OFFERED  BY  SUCH
 PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,  OR  ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE THEREOF TO ANOTHER CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUALS.
   (C) AN ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP PURCHASED WITH  A  DISABLED  INDIVIDUAL
 DISCOUNT  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE FREE ADMISSION FOR THE
 CAREGIVER ACCOMPANYING SUCH DISABLED INDIVIDUAL. IF A DISABLED  INDIVID-
 UAL  DISCOUNTED ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE
 WEBSITE OF A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION,  OR
 AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, SUCH WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE AN OPTION TO IDEN-
 TIFY  THE  CAREGIVER OF A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE THE FREE ADMIS-
 SION PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.   IF A DISABLED  INDIVIDUAL  DISCOUNTED
 ADMISSION OR MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE BOX OFFICE OF A
 PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,  OR  ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE THEREOF, SUCH  BOX  OFFICE  SHALL  CONSPICUOUSLY  ADVERTISE  AN
 OPTION TO IDENTIFY THE CAREGIVER OF A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL TO RECEIVE THE
 FREE ADMISSION PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH.
   2.  (A) ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR
 AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, WHICH OFFERS, IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF  BUSI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13724-03-9

 A. 10088                            2

 NESS,  AN ESTABLISHED SENIOR CITIZEN, STUDENT, VETERAN OR DISABLED INDI-
 VIDUAL DISCOUNT ON THE PRICE OF ADMISSION OR  MEMBERSHIP  THERETO  SHALL
 CONSPICUOUSLY  ADVERTISE  THE AVAILABILITY AND PRICE OF SUCH DISCOUNT AT
 THE  BOX  OFFICE  AND  WEBSITE OF SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPO-
 RATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF.  THE  AVAILABILITY
 AND PRICE OF SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL ALSO BE CONSPICUOUSLY ADVERTISED ON THE
 ACCESSIBILITY  PAGE  OF  THE  WEBSITE OF SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,
 CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF.
   (B) ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,  OR  ASSOCIATION,  OR
 AGENT  OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, WHICH OFFERS, IN THE REGULAR COURSE OF BUSI-
 NESS, OR UTILIZES A PAY-AS-YOU-WISH POLICY ON THE PRICE OF ADMISSION  OR
 MEMBERSHIP  THERETO SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY ADVERTISE SUCH POLICY AT THE BOX
 OFFICE AND WEBSITE OF SUCH PERSON, FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION,  OR
 ASSOCIATION,  OR  AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE THEREOF. SUCH POLICY SHALL ALSO BE
 CONSPICUOUSLY ADVERTISED ON THE ACCESSIBILITY PAGE  OF  THE  WEBSITE  OF
 SUCH PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR ASSOCIATION, OR AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE THEREOF.
   3.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "DISABLED INDIVIDUAL" MEANS A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXEC-
 UTIVE LAW.
   (B) "CAREGIVER" MEANS THE PERSON WHO NORMALLY PROVIDES THE DAILY  CARE
 OR SUPERVISION OF A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.
   (C)  "PAY-AS-YOU-WISH POLICY" MEANS A PRICING STRATEGY WHERE THE BUYER
 DETERMINES WHAT PRICE SUCH BUYER WILL PAY FOR A COMMODITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.