Senate Bill S2780

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts to be printed in large font type

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • 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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2019-S2780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2497
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9544
2017-2018: S7111, A5246
2021-2022: S2747, A1865
2023-2024: S687, A2080

2019-S2780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts to be printed in large font type.

2019-S2780 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2780
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, SEPULVEDA -- 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
   mandatory  arbitration  clauses  in  certain  consumer contracts to be
   printed in large font type

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  399-c  of  the general business law, as added by
 chapter 946 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 399-c. Mandatory arbitration clauses in certain  consumer  contracts
 [prohibited]. 1.  Definitions.
   a.  The  term  "consumer" shall mean a natural person residing in this
 state.
   b. The term "consumer goods" shall mean goods, wares, paid merchandise
 or services purchased or paid for by a consumer,  the  intended  use  or
 benefit  of  which  is  intended  for  the personal, family or household
 purposes of such consumer.
   c. The term "mandatory  arbitration  clause"  shall  mean  a  term  or
 provision  contained  in  a written contract for the sale or purchase of
 consumer goods which requires the parties to such contract to submit any
 controversy thereafter arising under such contract to arbitration  prior
 to  the  commencement  of  any legal action to enforce the provisions of
 such contract and which also further provides  language  to  the  effect
 that  the  decision  of  the  arbitrator  or panel of arbitrators in its
 application to the consumer party shall be  final  and  not  subject  to
 court review.
   d.  The  term  "arbitration"  shall  mean the use of a decision making
 forum conducted by an arbitrator or  panel  of  arbitrators  within  the
 meaning  and  subject  to  the provisions of article seventy-five of the
 civil practice law and rules.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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