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A02403 Summary:BILL NO A02403
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Gantt
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Ren Art 40 SS900 & 901 to be Art 41 SS910 & 911, add Art 40 SS900 - 902, Gen
Bus L
Prohibits mercantile establishments from allowing customers to wear
undergarments before purchase thereof; prescribes a civil penalty of not more
than one hundred dollars and for subsequent violations, not more than five
hundred dollars.
A02403 Actions:BILL NO A02403
01/15/2009 referred to consumer affairs and protection
01/06/2010 referred to consumer affairs and protection
A02403 Votes:
A02403 Memo: BILL NUMBER : A2403
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in
relation to prohibiting the wearing of certain apparel by consumers
prior to the purchase thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To protect the public health and
welfare from unsanitary conditions by prohibiting the wearing of
undergarments prior to purchase.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Article 40 and sections
900 and 901 of the general business law are renumbered article 41 and
sections 910 and 911, and a new article 40 is added, which prohibits
mercantile establishments from allowing customers to wear underwear
prior to purchase, and proscribes penalties for violations.
Section 2. Effective Date.
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT: This bill is intended to reduce the spread of
infectious disease by prohibiting the potentially dangerous practice
of allowing several persons to wear undergarments prior to purchase.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: 2007-2008: A.730
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the first day of
November, succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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