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Int 0495-2024
| * | Justin L. Brannan | | | Limiting increases of occupancy fees for self-storage units and restricting the reasons for termination of an occupancy agreement. | Introduction | This bill would require self-storage facilities and storage warehouses to provide 60 days’ notice prior to increasing an occupant’s storage fees. In addition, self-storage facilities would not be permitted to terminate occupancies without providing an explanation for such termination. Violations of the prohibitions in this bill would be subject to civil penalties not to exceed $1,000. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 0495-2024
| * | Justin L. Brannan | | | Limiting increases of occupancy fees for self-storage units and restricting the reasons for termination of an occupancy agreement. | Introduction | This bill would require self-storage facilities and storage warehouses to provide 60 days’ notice prior to increasing an occupant’s storage fees. In addition, self-storage facilities would not be permitted to terminate occupancies without providing an explanation for such termination. Violations of the prohibitions in this bill would be subject to civil penalties not to exceed $1,000. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1016-2024
| * | Erik D. Bottcher | | | Consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms. | Introduction | The New York State Penal Law requires gun dealers and licensing officers to display written warnings about the risks associated with accessing firearms. This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to design graphic images to accompany the written warnings required by state law. Gun dealers and licensing officers would be responsible for displaying or disseminating such graphic images alongside the written warnings. DOHMH would also publish the graphic images on their website. Failure to display or disseminate the graphic images would result in a violation punishable by a civil penalty in the amount of $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for a second offense in a 12-month period. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1016-2024
| * | Erik D. Bottcher | | | Consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms. | Introduction | The New York State Penal Law requires gun dealers and licensing officers to display written warnings about the risks associated with accessing firearms. This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to design graphic images to accompany the written warnings required by state law. Gun dealers and licensing officers would be responsible for displaying or disseminating such graphic images alongside the written warnings. DOHMH would also publish the graphic images on their website. Failure to display or disseminate the graphic images would result in a violation punishable by a civil penalty in the amount of $5,000 for the first offense and $10,000 for a second offense in a 12-month period. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1231-2025
| * | Chris Banks | | | Requiring tax preparers to provide customers with statements itemizing all charges. | Introduction | This bill would require tax preparers to provide consumers with a receipt that includes an itemized list of all charges and fees. This bill would also require tax preparers to provide consumers with an itemized statement prior to providing tax services, which would include all charges for the services that the tax preparer intends to provide the consumer. Tax preparers would be required to provide the statements in both a physical and electronic format. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1231-2025
| * | Chris Banks | | | Requiring tax preparers to provide customers with statements itemizing all charges. | Introduction | This bill would require tax preparers to provide consumers with a receipt that includes an itemized list of all charges and fees. This bill would also require tax preparers to provide consumers with an itemized statement prior to providing tax services, which would include all charges for the services that the tax preparer intends to provide the consumer. Tax preparers would be required to provide the statements in both a physical and electronic format. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1290-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Licensing self-storage warehouses. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to license self-storage facilities. It would also remove outdated requirements associated with storage warehouse licenses, which would include removing the bond requirement for licensed storage warehouses. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1290-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Licensing self-storage warehouses. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to license self-storage facilities. It would also remove outdated requirements associated with storage warehouse licenses, which would include removing the bond requirement for licensed storage warehouses. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1308-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Reforming certain business licensing requirements. | Introduction | This bill would reform many of the city’s business licensing laws. It would merge the electronics store and the electronic or home appliance service dealer licenses. Individual locksmiths and manufacturers of locks would no longer need to be licensed. The fingerprinting requirement would be eliminated for process servers, dealers in secondhand goods and locksmiths. Secondhand clothing dealers and distributors for general vendors would no longer be required to be licensed. Process servers, industrial laundries, and dealers in secondhand goods would no longer be required to execute a surety bond. This bill would also eliminate fees for replacing lost or destroyed licenses. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1308-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Reforming certain business licensing requirements. | Introduction | This bill would reform many of the city’s business licensing laws. It would merge the electronics store and the electronic or home appliance service dealer licenses. Individual locksmiths and manufacturers of locks would no longer need to be licensed. The fingerprinting requirement would be eliminated for process servers, dealers in secondhand goods and locksmiths. Secondhand clothing dealers and distributors for general vendors would no longer be required to be licensed. Process servers, industrial laundries, and dealers in secondhand goods would no longer be required to execute a surety bond. This bill would also eliminate fees for replacing lost or destroyed licenses. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1311-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Prohibiting pricing increases based on real-time demand at food service establishments. | Introduction | This bill would prohibit food establishments from using a dynamic pricing model that increases the price of any menu item based on real-time demand, which includes the number of individuals present in the food establishment. Any food establishment that violates this section would be liable for a civil penalty, for each day that a dynamic pricing model is used, of $500. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1311-2025
| * | Julie Menin | | | Prohibiting pricing increases based on real-time demand at food service establishments. | Introduction | This bill would prohibit food establishments from using a dynamic pricing model that increases the price of any menu item based on real-time demand, which includes the number of individuals present in the food establishment. Any food establishment that violates this section would be liable for a civil penalty, for each day that a dynamic pricing model is used, of $500. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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