Assembly Bill A2592

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract

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  • 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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2021-A2592 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5906
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §624-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10914, S8187
2023-2024: A2047, S7149

2021-A2592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract; allows a buyer to suspend payment for services until access to a facility or premises has been restored or the right to a credit for dues and fees paid.

2021-A2592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2592
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the  suspension
   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. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 624-a to read as follows:
   § 624-A.  RIGHTS  OF  SUSPENSION  OF  CONTRACTS  FOR  SERVICES.  EVERY
 CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES AT A HEALTH CLUB, WHICH IS PREMISED UPON THE USE
 OF SUCH HEALTH CLUB'S FACILITY OR PREMISES, AND WHERE THE  USE  OF  SUCH
 FACILITY  OR  PREMISES  (1) HAS CEASED, PARTIALLY OR FULLY, (2) HAS BEEN
 RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE OR ILLEGAL, OR (3) WHERE THE NON-USE OF THE FACILITY
 OR PREMISES, OR THE NON-RENDERING OF SERVICE, HAS FRUSTRATED THE PURPOSE
 OF THE CONTRACT, SHALL PROVIDE THE BUYER, AT THE OPTION  OF  THE  HEALTH
 CLUB,  THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND PAYMENT FOR ALL SERVICES UNTIL ACCESS TO THE
 FACILITY OR PREMISES IS RESTORED, OR THE RIGHT TO A CREDIT FOR DUES  AND
 FEES PAID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06206-01-1

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