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Senate Bill S9277

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to pricing changes for online grocery delivery services

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2023-S9277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9194
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-l, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S4433, A1096

2023-S9277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the clear and conspicuous disclosure of pricing changes for online grocery delivery services; imposes a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a second or subsequent offense for violations.

2023-S9277 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9277
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  disclosure
   of pricing changes for online grocery delivery services
 
   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
 399-l to read as follows:
   § 399-L. DISCLOSURE OF PRICING CHANGES  FOR  ONLINE  GROCERY  DELIVERY
 SERVICES. 1. AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, GROCERY RETAILERS
 AND SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT OFFER THE DELIVERY OF GROCERIES SHALL CLEARLY
 AND  CONSPICUOUSLY  STATE  ANY PRICE MARK-UP ON ANY PRODUCT THAT IS ALSO
 OFFERED IN-STORE. THE MARK-UP SHALL  BE  DISCLOSED  ON  THE  WEBSITE  OR
 MOBILE APPLICATION PAGE FOR EACH PRODUCT. IF THE GROCERY RETAILER CHARG-
 ES  A  GENERAL MARK-UP FOR ALL DELIVERED GROCERIES NOT DIFFERENTIATED BY
 PRODUCT, IT SHALL CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY STATE THE MARKUP  PERCENTAGE
 OR AMOUNT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ITS WEBSITE AND/OR MOBILE APPLICATION.
   2.  A  VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE AN
 OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR
 THE  FIRST  OFFENSE  AND  NOT  MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A
 SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14324-01-4

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