Assembly Bill A6095

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted admission and memberships for certain individuals

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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-A6095 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1906
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §396-cc to be §396-ccc, add §396-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10088, S7097
2023-2024: A3968, S338

2021-A6095 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 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, to offer a discount on the price of admission or membership to disabled individuals.

2021-A6095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6095
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02294-01-1
              

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