Senate Bill S5906

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the suspension of a health club contract

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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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2021-S5906 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2592
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §624-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8187, A10914
2023-2024: S7149, A2047

2021-S5906 (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-S5906 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5906
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  BAILEY, MYRIE, RIVERA, 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 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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