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A07826 Summary:

BILL NO	A07826
SAME AS	No same as
SPONSOR	Alessi
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S771-b, Gen Bus L
Establishes county databases of complaints against home improvement contractors.

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A07826 Actions:

BILL NO	A07826
04/24/2009	referred to consumer affairs and protection
01/06/2010	referred to consumer affairs and protection

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A07826 Floor Votes:

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A07826 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7826
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 24, 2009
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        Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to establishing
          county databases of complaints regarding home improvement contractors
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-

        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  771-b to read as follows:
     3    § 771-b. Home improvement contractor database. Each county shall main-
     4  tain  a  website containing a database listing all complaints the county
     5  bureau of consumer  affairs  has  received  regarding  home  improvement
     6  contractors.  The  database  shall be searchable by the home improvement
     7  contractor's name, and shall contain the name of the business, the  date
     8  of  the  work  performed, the nature of the complaint, and how the issue
     9  has been resolved.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11150-01-9

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