Meeting Name: Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/9/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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Int 0970-2024 *Francisco P. Moya  Licensing massage therapy businesses.IntroductionThis bill would require that businesses providing or offering massage in a fixed location (“massage therapy businesses”) have a license to operate. Massage therapy businesses would be required to post the license in the location where they operate. Massage therapy businesses would be prohibited from employing or retaining any person to provide massage unless that person has a state license to practice massage therapy or is exempt from the requirement to have such a license pursuant to state law and would be required to retain records for each person providing massage that show the person is licensed or exempt. Any person in violation of these requirements would be liable for civil penalties.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0970-2024 *Francisco P. Moya  Licensing massage therapy businesses.IntroductionThis bill would require that businesses providing or offering massage in a fixed location (“massage therapy businesses”) have a license to operate. Massage therapy businesses would be required to post the license in the location where they operate. Massage therapy businesses would be prohibited from employing or retaining any person to provide massage unless that person has a state license to practice massage therapy or is exempt from the requirement to have such a license pursuant to state law and would be required to retain records for each person providing massage that show the person is licensed or exempt. Any person in violation of these requirements would be liable for civil penalties.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0991-2024 *Julie Menin Proposed Int. No. 991-BLicensing HotelsIntroductionThis bill would require hotel operators to obtain a license in order to operate a hotel in the City. The application term would be two years, and there would be a license fee of $350. Hotel operators would be required to schedule staff that would provide continuous coverage of their front desk, and large hotels would be required schedule a security guard to provide continuous coverage on the hotel’s premises while any room is occupied. All hotel operators would be required to maintain the cleanliness of each guest room, which would include daily cleaning unless such service is declined by the guest. Hotel operators would be required to directly employ their core employees, subject to enumerated exceptions. Hotel operators of small hotels, which would include hotels with less than 100 rooms, would be exempt from the direct employment requirement. Hotel operators would be required to equip all core employees with panic buttons and provide core employees with human trafficking recognition training. Hotel operators that violate the license conditions would be subject to civil penalties.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0991-2024 *Julie Menin  Licensing HotelsIntroductionThis bill would require hotel operators to obtain a license in order to operate a hotel in the City. The application term would be two years, and there would be a license fee of $350. Hotel operators would be required to schedule staff that would provide continuous coverage of their front desk, and large hotels would be required schedule a security guard to provide continuous coverage on the hotel’s premises while any room is occupied. All hotel operators would be required to maintain the cleanliness of each guest room, which would include daily cleaning unless such service is declined by the guest. Hotel operators would be required to directly employ their core employees, subject to enumerated exceptions. Hotel operators of small hotels, which would include hotels with less than 100 rooms, would be exempt from the direct employment requirement. Hotel operators would be required to equip all core employees with panic buttons and provide core employees with human trafficking recognition training. Hotel operators that violate the license conditions would be subject to civil penalties.Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Not available
Int 0991-2024 *Julie Menin  Licensing HotelsIntroductionThis bill would require hotel operators to obtain a license in order to operate a hotel in the City. The application term would be two years, and there would be a license fee of $350. Hotel operators would be required to schedule staff that would provide continuous coverage of their front desk, and large hotels would be required schedule a security guard to provide continuous coverage on the hotel’s premises while any room is occupied. All hotel operators would be required to maintain the cleanliness of each guest room, which would include daily cleaning unless such service is declined by the guest. Hotel operators would be required to directly employ their core employees, subject to enumerated exceptions. Hotel operators of small hotels, which would include hotels with less than 100 rooms, would be exempt from the direct employment requirement. Hotel operators would be required to equip all core employees with panic buttons and provide core employees with human trafficking recognition training. Hotel operators that violate the license conditions would be subject to civil penalties.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available