A07610 Summary:
BILL NO | A07610E |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04771-E |
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SPONSOR | Dinowitz |
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COSPNSR | Abinanti, Gottfried, Colton, Crespo, Galef, Gunther, Sepulveda, Otis, Hyndman, Seawright |
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MLTSPNSR | Cook, Englebright, Glick, Hooper, Russell, Walker |
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Amd §396-i, Gen Bus L | |
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Restricts fees on gift cards and gift certificates issued by merchants for goods and services; permits a service fee to be assessed after the twenty-fourth month. |
A07610 Actions:
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05/20/2015 | referred to consumer affairs and protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/03/2015 | amend and recommit to rules 7610a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/05/2015 | amend and recommit to rules 7610b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | rules report cal.160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2015 | recalled from senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2015 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2015 | vote reconsidered - restored to third reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/11/2015 | amended on third reading 7610c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | amended by restoring to previous print 7610b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | restored to third reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | repassed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | RECOMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.302 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/09/2016 | amended on third reading (t) 7610d | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2016 | amended on third reading 7610e | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/06/2016 | REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2016 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S4771E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2016 | 3RD READING CAL.1489 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2016 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/20/2016 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/26/2016 | signed chap.329 |
A07610 Committee Votes:
Go to topA07610 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
ER
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
ER
Arroyo
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
ER
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
ER
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
ER
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
No
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Galef
ER
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cancel
Yes
Garbarino
ER
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
ER
Schimel
ER
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
ER
Sepulveda
ER
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07610 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7610--E Cal. No. 302 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ABINANTI, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, CRESPO, GALEF, GUNTHER, SEPULVEDA, OTIS, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, HOOPER, RUSSELL, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the special order of third reading -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain- ing its place on the order of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting fees on gift cards and gift certificates The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 396-i of the general busi- 2 ness law, as amended by chapter 507 of the laws of 2004, are amended and 3 a new subdivision 5-a is added to read as follows: 4 3. The terms and conditions of a gift certificate store credit shall 5 be clearly and conspicuously stated thereon. Terms and conditions shall 6 include the expiration date, whether any fees are assessed against the 7 balance of the gift certificate, and whether a fee will be charged for 8 the replacement of a gift certificate that is lost, stolen, or 9 destroyed, if any. Additional terms and conditions including, but not 10 [be] limited to, policies related to refunds, warranties, changes in 11 terms and conditions, the procedure for the replacement of a gift 12 certificate, if any, assignment and waiver shall be conspicuously print- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10404-20-6A. 7610--E 2 1 ed: (a) on the gift certificate; or (b) on an envelope or packaging 2 containing the gift certificate, provided that a toll free telephone 3 number to access the additional terms and conditions is printed on the 4 gift certificate; or (c) on an accompanying [printed] document, provided 5 that a toll free telephone number to access the additional terms and 6 conditions is printed on the gift certificate. 7 5. (a) No retroactive fees shall be assessed against a gift certif- 8 icate. 9 (b) No monthly service fees may be assessed against the balance of a 10 gift certificate prior to the [thirteenth] twenty-fifth month of dorman- 11 cy. 12 (c) A service fee may be assessed after the twenty-fourth month of 13 dormancy provided that any such fee shall be waived and the gift certif- 14 icate replenished to its value prior to such fees being assessed where 15 the holder of such gift certificate presents the certificate within 16 three years of issue. 17 (d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "dormancy" shall mean non- 18 use of a gift certificate. Use of a gift certificate shall include, but 19 not be limited to, adding value, or purchases. 20 5-a. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or issue a gift 21 certificate where the underlying funds are subject to an expiration date 22 which is earlier than five years after the date on which the gift 23 certificate was issued, or the date on which funds were last loaded to a 24 store gift card. The terms of expiration shall be clearly and conspicu- 25 ously stated on the gift certificate. 26 § 2. Subdivision 3-b of section 396-i of the general business law, as 27 amended by chapter 507 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 3-b. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two-a and subdi- 30 vision five-a of this section shall not apply to gift certificates: 31 (a) sold below face value or at a volume discount to employees, to 32 nonprofit and charitable organizations, or educational institutions for 33 fundraising purposes; or 34 (b) distributed to a consumer or employee pursuant to an awards, 35 rewards, loyalty, or promotional program without any consideration being 36 given in exchange for the gift certificate by the consumer or employee. 37 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 38 have become a law and shall apply to gift certificates issued on or 39 after such date.