Int 0804-1996-A
Discriminatory Pricing
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Consumer Affairsintroduced 1996-06-12Local Law 1998/002
Enacted as Local Law 1998/002.
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Agenda: 1996-06-12Passed: 1998-01-09Enacted: 1998-01-09
Committee on Consumer Affairs — Department of Consumer Affairs
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Sponsors (22)
Andrew S. Eristoff
June M. Eisland
Kenneth K. Fisher
Walter L. McCaffrey
Antonio Pagan
Mary Pinkett
Priscilla A. Wooten
Alphonse Stabile
Howard L. Lasher
Kathryn E. Freed
Juanita E. Watkins
Sheldon S. Leffler
Mark Green
C. Virginia Fields
Helen M. Marshall
Stanley E. Michels
Gifford Miller
Morton Povman
John D. Sabini
Victor L. Robles
Julia Harrison
Lifecycle
ActionPrinted Item Laid on Desk
1997-12-08 · Legislative Documents Unit
HeardHearing Held by Committee
1997-12-08 · Committee on Consumer Affairs
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
1997-12-08 · Committee on Consumer Affairs
ActionAmended by Committee
1997-12-08 · Committee on Consumer Affairs
AdvancedApproved by Committee
1997-12-08 · Committee on Consumer Affairs
HeldLaid Over by Council
1997-12-10 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
1997-12-17 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
1997-12-17 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
1998-01-06 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
1998-01-09 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
1998-01-09 · City Council
Attachments (4)
Full text
LOCAL LAW 2 OF 1998
Int. No. 804-A
By Council Members Koslowitz, Eristoff, Eisland, Fisher, McCaffrey, Pagan, Pinkett, Wooten, Stabile, and the Public Advocate (Mr. Green); also Council Members Fields, Marshall, Michels, Miller, Povman and Sabini
A LOCAL LAW
To amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the prohibition of discriminatory pricing.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 20-750 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 32 for the year 1990, is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
c. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation, and in addition to any other penalties provided in this code or elsewhere, the disclosure of differing prices or fees based upon gender by a retail service establishment shall constitute a violation of this subchapter.
Referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs.
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Int. No. 804-A
11/12/97