Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.163 |
Mar 14, 2019 |
advanced to third reading cal.137 |
Mar 12, 2019 |
reported |
Mar 05, 2019 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 01, 2019 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4259
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DENDEKKER
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Daniel Rosenthal
Anthony D'Urso
Joe DeStefano
multi-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
2019-A4259 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A4259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4259 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring that advertisements which include a discount or rebate in the advertised price also include the actual selling price prior to any deductions in the same font and size THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 350-a of the general business law, as added by chapter 107 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 3. It shall constitute false advertising to display or announce, in print or broadcast advertising, the price of an item after deduction of a rebate unless the actual selling price is displayed or announced, and clear and conspicuous notice is given in the advertisement that a mail- in rebate is required to achieve the lower net price. ALL PRINT ADVER- TISEMENTS SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ADVERTISEMENT THE ACTUAL SELLING PRICE OF THE ITEM BEING ADVERTISED PRIOR TO THE DEDUCTION OF ANY REBATE, CREDIT, OR OTHER DISCOUNT. THE ACTUAL SELLING PRICE OF THE ITEM BEING ADVERTISED SHALL BE PRINTED IN THE SAME FONT AND IN THE SAME SIZE TEXT AS THE DISCOUNTED PRICE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07795-01-9
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