S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8952
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
July 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT in relation to prohibiting businesses and organizations from
charging a fee for seminars, webinars, workshops, or educational
resources related to the breakdown of Public Law No: 119-21
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that it is in the
best interest of residents of the state to ensure that all individuals
have free and equitable access to information concerning the contents of
Public Law No: 119-21. It is the intent of the legislature to promote
transparency and public understanding of the contents of this federal
act.
Therefore, the legislature deems it to be in the best interest of the
residents of this state to prohibit the imposition of fees or charges by
businesses, organizations and other entities providing access to break-
downs or explanations of the contents of this bill as the imposition of
such fees and charges creates an unfair barrier to access to this crit-
ical information for many state residents.
§ 2. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to
the contrary, no business, organization or other entity providing or
sponsoring a seminar, webinar, or workshop, or providing access to an
educational resource related to the breakdown or explanation of the
provisions of Public Law No: 119-21, colloquially known as the "One Big
Beautiful Bill" or "OBBB", shall impose a fee or charge to residents of
the state who participate in such seminar, webinar, or workshop, or who
utilize such educational resource. Any business, organization or other
entity charging a fee in violation of this act shall refund the fee to
the person or entity that paid the fee within 30 days of the effective
date of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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