Assembly Bill A6602A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6602 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10238
2019-2020: A6855
2021-2022: A5545

2023-A6602 - Summary

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty.

2023-A6602 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6602
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
   disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance  enhancement
   businesses which practice nail speciality

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 404-b of the general business law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. 1. In addition to any
 rules  and  regulations  establishing  standards for practices and oper-
 ations by licensees under this article[,]: (A) in order  to  ensure  the
 health, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all
 owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice
 nail  specialty  shall  make available for use, gloves and facemasks for
 nail speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses;  AND
 (B)  IN  ORDER  TO ENSURE ALL CUSTOMERS ARE AWARE OF ANY CHARGES OR FEES
 FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE, ALL OWNERS AND  OPERATORS  OF  APPEARANCE
 ENHANCEMENT  BUSINESSES  WHICH PRACTICE NAIL SPECIALITY SHALL: (A) POST,
 AT EACH COUNTER OR  DESK  AT  WHICH  ORDERS  ARE  PLACED,  SERVICES  ARE
 PROVIDED  AND/OR  PAYMENT  IS  MADE, A LIST CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYING THE
 CURRENT PRICE OF THE BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED. SUCH PRICE LIST SHALL ALSO
 DISCLOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PRICE TO BE HIGHER THAN  THE  BASIC
 PRICE,  AND THE RANGE OF THE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WHEN SUCH VARI-
 ABLES PERTAIN; AND (B) ENSURE ALL LICENSEES AND  TRAINEES  WHO  WORK  IN
 SUCH  BUSINESSES  INFORM  CUSTOMERS  OF  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CHARGES BEFORE
 PERFORMING SERVICES WHICH INCUR SUCH ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
   2. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PENALTIES PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE,  VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL
 PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2023-A6602A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10238
2019-2020: A6855
2021-2022: A5545

2023-A6602A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty.

2023-A6602A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6602--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
   sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  the
   disclosure  of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement
   businesses which practice nail specialty
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  404-b of the general business law, as amended by
 chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. 1. In addition to any
 rules and regulations establishing standards  for  practices  and  oper-
 ations  by  licensees under this article, in order to ensure the health,
 safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all  owners
 and  operators  of appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail
 specialty shall make available for use, gloves and  facemasks  for  nail
 [speciality]  SPECIALTY  licensees  and  trainees who work in such busi-
 nesses.
   2. ALL OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT BUSINESSES WHICH
 PRACTICE NAIL SPECIALTY SHALL: (A) POST A LIST CONSPICUOUSLY  DISPLAYING
 THE  CURRENT  PRICE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED. SUCH PRICE LIST SHALL ALSO
 DISCLOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PRICE TO BE HIGHER THAN THE  POSTED
 PRICE,  AND THE RANGE OF THE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL CHARGES; AND (B) ENSURE
 ALL LICENSEES AND TRAINEES WHO WORK IN SUCH BUSINESSES INFORM  CUSTOMERS
 OF  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CHARGES BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICES WHICH INCUR SUCH
 ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
   3. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENAL-
 TY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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