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

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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

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        9396--A
                                 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
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fees charged by
         a theatrical employment agency
         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 VOIDABLE IN ANY ACTION TO COLLECT A  FEE,  AT  THE
    8  OPTION 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.
                                                                  LBD14827-02-4