Senate Bill S338

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted admission and memberships for certain individuals

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging 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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2023-S338 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3968
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
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: S7097, A10088
2021-2022: S1906, A6095

2023-S338 (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.

2023-S338 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
 
 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.
              

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