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Assembly Bill A11599

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits anticompetitive and deceptive algorithmic pricing practices

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2025-A11599 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 22-C §§350-o - 350-t, Gen Bus L

2025-A11599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "fair cart act"; establishes safeguards against deceptive algorithmic pricing practices; outlines permitted pricing practices and safe harbors; requires consumer pricing transparency

2025-A11599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11599
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 5, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Blumencranz)
   --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
   Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  establishing
   safeguards  against  deceptive  algorithmic  pricing  practices  while
   preserving lawful consumer discounts, innovation, and dynamic  pricing
   systems

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "fair cart act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  intent.  The legislature finds that
 advances in artificial intelligence, algorithmic pricing systems,  elec-
 tronic  shelf  labeling  technology,  and  digital commerce have created
 substantial opportunities for innovation, operational efficiency, inven-
 tory management, waste reduction, and consumer savings. These  technolo-
 gies   may   enhance  market  competition  and  provide  consumers  with
 discounts, loyalty rewards, subscription savings,  promotional  pricing,
 and personalized offers that reduce costs.
   The legislature further finds, however, that certain uses of algorith-
 mic  and  data-driven pricing systems may undermine consumer trust where
 such  systems  are  used  to  impose  undisclosed  individualized  price
 increases, exploit inferred economic vulnerability, or create materially
 different  prices for substantially similar goods or services based upon
 personal data, geolocation, behavioral profiling, or inferred purchasing
 power.
   The legislature recognizes the importance  of  preserving  lawful  and
 beneficial  pricing  practices,  including  loyalty programs, electronic
 shelf  labeling  systems,  promotional  pricing,   first-time   customer
 discounts, subscription savings, geographic promotions, and personalized
 offers that lower consumer prices.
   Accordingly, the purpose of this act is to establish reasonable trans-
 parency  and consumer protection standards governing algorithmic pricing

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16050-01-6
              

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