New York A 9604: Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"

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A09604 Summary:

BILL NOA09604A

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SAME ASSAME AS S00363-B

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SPONSORTorres

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COSPNSRBurdick, Simone, Gonzalez-Rojas, Shimsky, Glick, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 22-C §§350-j - 350-m, Gen Bus L

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Establishes the "New York junk fee prevention act"; requires clear and conspicuous pricing practices regarding junk fees.

Go to top A09604 Actions:

BILL NOA09604A

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01/21/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

04/21/2026amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

04/21/2026print number 9604a

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Go to topA09604 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9604--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. TORRES, BURDICK, SIMONE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY,
 GLICK -- 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 clear and
 conspicuous pricing practices regarding junk fees

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York junk fee prevention act".
 3 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 22-C
 4 to read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 22-C
 6 JUNK FEE PREVENTION ACT
 7 Section 350-j. Definitions.
 8 350-k. Total price disclosure.
 9 350-l. Enforcement.
 10 350-m. Compliance.
 11 § 350-j. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 12 definitions shall apply:
 13 1. (a) "Mandatory fee" includes any fee or surcharge, additional to
 14 the price of a good or service, that:
 15 (i) a consumer is required to pay to purchase or lease any good or
 16 service being advertised;
 17 (ii) is not reasonably avoidable to complete the purchase or lease of
 18 any good or service being advertised;
 19 (iii) a reasonable consumer would expect to be included with the
 20 purchase or lease of the good or service being advertised; or
 21 (iv) is added by default for the consumer, by the seller or automat-
 22 ically, and requires action by the consumer to remove it.
 23 (b) "Mandatory fee" shall not include:
 24 (i) any tax, duty, fee or custom levied by any local, state, federal,
 25 or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, or any assessment

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00734-08-6

 A. 9604--A 2

 1 fee of a government-created special district, including business
 2 improvement districts and tourism improvement districts;
 3 (ii) any fee covering the cost of delivering goods, the amount of
 4 which is based upon the delivery method selected by the consumer,
 5 provided that such amount is disclosed to the consumer prior to collect-
 6 ing payment information;
 7 (iii) any nominal fee for the purpose of pre-authorizing a transaction
 8 that is immediately refunded or removed upon the charge of the full
 9 purchase amount; or
 10 (iv) any optional vehicle add-ons or add-on product or service not
 11 provided to the consumer or installed on a vehicle by a motor vehicle
 12 manufacturer and for which the motor vehicle dealer, directly or indi-
 13 rectly, charges a consumer in connection with a vehicle sale, lease, or
 14 financing transaction, insofar as the dealer discloses that the add-on
 15 is not required and the consumer can purchase or lease the vehicle with-
 16 out the add-on, if true.
 17 2. "Total price" shall mean the full price of a good or service that a
 18 consumer must pay, including any and all mandatory fees associated with
 19 the transaction, in order to complete the purchase or lease of a good or
 20 service.
 21 § 350-k. Total price disclosure. 1. Any person, firm, partnership,
 22 association, corporation or other entity, or any agent or employee ther-
 23 eof, who solicits or facilitates the purchase or lease of any good or
 24 service directly to a consumer in this state shall clearly and conspicu-
 25 ously:
 26 (a) disclose to the c