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A00436 Summary:

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A00436 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A436
 
SPONSOR: Jones

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to repeal section 16 of the general business law relating to the
prohibition of barbering on Sunday
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This bill repeals the state's prohibition on barbering on Sunday, which
disallows "Any person who carries on or engages in the business of shav-
ing, hair cutting or other work of a barber on the first days of the
week."
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 repeals section 16 of the General Business Law. Section 2
marks the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:

This is an antiquated law which, while perhaps only loosely enforced, is
no longer necessary. By lifting this blanket prohibition, establishments
will have the option to open their doors for business on Sundays; that
decision should rest with the owner, not this outdated law.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
05/22/20 referred to economic development
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A00436 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           436
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Economic Development
 
        AN ACT to repeal section 16 of the general business law relating to  the
          prohibition of barbering on Sunday
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 16 of the general business law is REPEALED.
     2    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04687-01-1