Bill Text: NY A09396 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 9396 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to the fees charged by a theatrical employment agency; prohibits the charging of a fee if the theatrical employment agency is not licensed.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-12-17 - approval memo.19 [A09396 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09396-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        9396--B
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 25, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,
         bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
         committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --  Rules
         Committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fees charged by
         employment agencies
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  185  of  the  general business law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
    3    10.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  NO
    4  FEE  MAY  BE  CHARGED  OR COLLECTED BY AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY NOT LICENSED
    5  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. ANY  AGREE-
    6  MENT  OR  CONTRACT WITH AN UNLICENSED EMPLOYMENT AGENCY SHALL RENDER THE
    7  AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT VOID IN ANY ACTION TO COLLECT A FEE, AT THE OPTION
    8  OF THE DEFENDANT TO SUCH ACTION.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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