Bill Text: NY S05123 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5123 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the disclosure of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement businesses which practice nail specialty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S05123 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05123-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5123
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 10, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  the
          disclosure  of prices and additional charges at appearance enhancement
          businesses which practice nail speciality
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  404-b of the general business law, as amended by
     2  chapter 80 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 404-b. Nail specialty; owner responsibilities. In  addition  to  any
     4  rules  and  regulations  establishing  standards for practices and oper-
     5  ations by licensees under this article[,]: 1. in  order  to  ensure  the
     6  health, safety and welfare within appearance enhancement businesses, all
     7  owners and operators of appearance enhancement businesses which practice
     8  nail  specialty  shall  make available for use, gloves and facemasks for
     9  nail speciality licensees and trainees who work in such businesses;  and
    10  2. in order to ensure all customers are aware of any charges or fees for
    11  the  services  they  receive,  all  owners  and  operators of appearance
    12  enhancement businesses which practice nail speciality shall:  (a)  post,
    13  at  each  counter  or  desk  at  which  orders  are placed, services are
    14  provided and/or payment is made, a  list  conspicuously  displaying  the
    15  current price of the basic services provided. Such price list shall also
    16  disclose  factors  which may cause the price to be higher than the basic
    17  price, and the range of the possible additional charges when such  vari-
    18  ables  pertain;  and  (b)  ensure all licensees and trainees who work in
    19  such businesses  inform  customers  of  any  additional  charges  before
    20  performing services which incur such additional charges.
    21    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    22  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10513-01-9