STATE OF NEW YORK
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6855
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 21, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement
businesses which practice nail speciality
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 404-b of the general business law, as amended by
2 chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. In addition to any
4 rules and regulations establishing standards for practices and oper-
5 ations by licensees under this article[,]: 1. in order to ensure the
6 health, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all
7 owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice
8 nail specialty shall make available for use, gloves and facemasks for
9 nail speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses; and
10 2. in order to ensure all customers are aware of any charges or fees for
11 the services they receive, all owners and operators of appearance
12 enhancement businesses which practice nail speciality shall: (a) post,
13 at each counter or desk at which orders are placed, services are
14 provided and/or payment is made, a list conspicuously displaying the
15 current price of the basic services provided. Such price list shall also
16 disclose factors which may cause the price to be higher than the basic
17 price, and the range of the possible additional charges when such vari-
18 ables pertain; and (b) ensure all licensees and trainees who work in
19 such businesses inform customers of any additional charges before
20 performing services which incur such additional charges.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
22 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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