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December 4, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Perry) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the cancella-
tion of a health club contract
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 624 of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. EVERY CONTRACT FOR SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE THAT SUCH HEALTH CLUB
SHALL ACCEPT CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP BY THE BUYER OR THE BUYER'S
ESTATE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE CANCELLATION.
SUCH HEALTH CLUBS SHALL ACCEPT CANCELLATION OF A MEMBERSHIP THROUGH
METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERNET, TELEPHONE, OR IN
PERSON.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17491-03-0