New York A 7929: Requires the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards and commissions

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A07929 Summary:

BILL NOA07929A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04153-A

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SPONSORCruz

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COSPNSRFall, Rivera, Lunsford, Meeks, Forrest, Jackson, Clark, Gonzalez-Rojas, Epstein, Zinerman,
 Gallagher, Rosenthal, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §396-ii, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash; provides a civil penalty will be assessed for such actions.

Go to top A07929 Actions:

BILL NOA07929A

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04/15/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/05/2025amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

05/05/2025print number 7929a

05/19/2025reported referred to codes

05/28/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.349

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.349

05/29/2025substituted by s4153a

&nbspS04153 AMEND=A SANDERS

&nbsp02/03/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.320

&nbsp02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/08/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/08/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp05/05/2025RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/05/2025returned to senate

&nbsp05/05/2025VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

&nbsp05/05/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4153A

&nbsp05/29/2025REPASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/29/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/29/2025referred to codes

&nbsp05/29/2025substituted for a7929a

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.349

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/17/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/21/2025SIGNED CHAP.548

Go to topA07929 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:15/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallExcusedMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaAye

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:21/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

SimonAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAbsent

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA07929 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07929 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7929--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ, FALL, RIVERA, LUNSFORD, MEEKS, FORREST,
 JACKSON, CLARK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, ZINERMAN, GALLAGHER, ROSEN-
 THAL -- 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 prohibiting
 food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment
 in cash

 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
 2 396-ii to read as follows:
 3 § 396-ii. Cashless policies prohibited. a. As used in this section,
 4 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (i) "Cash" means United States coins and currency, including federal
 6 reserve notes. Cash does not include foreign currency; any paper instru-
 7 ment other than a federal reserve note, including, but not limited to,
 8 any check, bond, or promissory note; or any foreign metal coin.
 9 (ii) "Consumer commodity" means any article, good, merchandise, prod-