Bill Text: NY S07711 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to the disclosure by hotels of contracts or similar agreements providing rooms to eligible homeless persons or families.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S07711 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07711-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7711

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 10, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 the  disclosure
          by hotels of contracts or similar agreements providing rooms to eligi-
          ble homeless persons or families

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  206-g to read as follows:
     3    § 206-g. Hotel disclosure of certain occupancy.  1.  For  purposes  of
     4  this  section the term "hotel" means a building or portion of a building
     5  which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests.
     6  The term "hotel" does not include buildings which formerly were used and
     7  kept open for the lodging of guests, but have  been  converted  for  the
     8  sole use of temporary housing for homeless individuals or families.
     9    2.  Any hotel that enters into a contract or similar agreement for the
    10  purposes of providing a room to an eligible homeless  person  or  family
    11  shall  disclose  such  contract or agreement on all forms of advertising
    12  for such hotel, and shall  post  a  sign  with  such  information  in  a
    13  location that is readily accessible to hotel patrons.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00339-01-9
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