Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 23, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A2157
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Jaime R. Williams
William Colton
Inez E. Dickens
Rebecca Seawright
2023-A2157 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6248
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §399-c, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A9545
2017-2018: A5248
2019-2020: A2608, S3581
2021-2022: A1450, S2748
2023-A2157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2157 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, WILLIAMS, COLTON, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI, REYES, KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring notice of mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts 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, OR EMPLOYMENT, 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 OR EMPLOYMENT, 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. LBD00613-01-3 A. 2157 2
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