senate Bill S3285

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to children's non-regulated camps

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Assembly
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 09, 2023 referred to consumer affairs and protection
Mar 08, 2023 delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 14, 2023 advanced to third reading
Feb 13, 2023 2nd report cal.
Feb 08, 2023 1st report cal.330
Jan 30, 2023 referred to consumer protection

Votes

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Mar 8, 2023 - floor Vote

S3285
52
8
floor
52
Aye
8
Nay
0
Absent
3
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 8, 2023

aye (52)
nay (8)
excused (3)

Feb 8, 2023 - Consumer Protection committee Vote

S3285
7
0
committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Consumer Protection Committee Vote: Feb 8, 2023

aye (7)

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S3285 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1256
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8150, A10337
2021-2022: S1962, A248

S3285 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to register annually with the department of state; imposes civil penalties for violations; requires the department of state to submit a report to the department of health that includes a list of all registered children's non-regulated camps within the state; the location of each children's non-regulated camp… (view more) how many children attend a children's non-regulated camp; and a list of all entities that committed a violation of this section for the previous calendar year.

S3285 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3285
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL  -- 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  children's
   non-regulated camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 398-f of the general business  law  is  amended  by
 adding four new subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  ALL CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMPS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL REGISTER  ANNUALLY  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 STATE.
   (B)  NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION SHALL OPERATE IN THIS
 STATE WITHOUT REGISTERING WITH SUCH DEPARTMENT.
   (C) A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL
 PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
   5. THE FEE TO REGISTER SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT
 NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED IN THE CASE OF A CHILDREN'S  NON-REGULATED  CAMP
 OPERATED  BY  A PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION FOR CHARITABLE,
 PHILANTHROPIC OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE  SHALL  SUBMIT  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH THAT INCLUDES A LIST OF ALL REGISTERED CHILDREN'S
 NON-REGULATED CAMPS WITHIN THE STATE; THE LOCATION  OF  EACH  CHILDREN'S
 NON-REGULATED  CAMP; HOW MANY CHILDREN ATTEND A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED
 CAMP; AND A LIST OF ALL ENTITIES THAT  COMMITTED  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS
 SECTION FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR.
   7.  NON-REGULATED  CAMPS  SHALL  NOT  BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION OR PAY ANY  FEE  UNDER
 SUBDIVISION  FIVE OF THIS SECTION UNTIL THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT
 HAS PROMULGATED REGULATIONS AND CREATED ANY FORMS AND NOTICES  NECESSARY
 FOR A CAMP TO COMPLY WITH SUCH SUBDIVISIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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