New York S 7547: Directs the social services district to take no action to establish paternity or a child support order when the applicant or recipient has established good cause to refuse to cooperate

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S07547 Summary:

BILL NOS07547B

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SAME ASSAME AS A07301-B

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRCLEARE, FAHY, HINCHEY, JACKSON, MYRIE

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §408-c, Gen Bus L

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Requires sexual and domestic violence awareness posters in cosmetology establishments.

Go to top S07547 Actions:

BILL NOS07547B

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04/22/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/14/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/14/2025PRINT NUMBER 7547A

05/19/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/19/2025PRINT NUMBER 7547B

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

04/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.834

04/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/13/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A7301B

&nbspA07301 AMEND=B Tapia

&nbsp03/25/2025referred to economic development

&nbsp04/29/2025amend (t) and recommit to economic development

&nbsp04/29/2025print number 7301a

&nbsp05/15/2025amend and recommit to economic development

&nbsp05/15/2025print number 7301b

&nbsp05/20/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/21/2025reported 

&nbsp05/21/2025rules report cal.231

&nbsp05/21/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.231

&nbsp05/21/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/21/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/21/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.187

&nbsp03/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/05/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/05/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/13/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7547B

&nbsp05/13/20263RD READING CAL.834

&nbsp05/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/13/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7547--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
 appearance enhancement businesses to display a poster about sexual and
 domestic violence

 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
 2 408-c to read as follows:
 3 § 408-c. Sexual and domestic violence awareness poster in appearance
 4 enhancement businesses. 1. The department of state, in consultation with
 5 the office for the prevention of domestic violence and the division of
 6 human rights, shall create a poster containing information on recogniz-
 7 ing signs of sexual and domestic violence and available resources in the
 8 state, including, but not limited to, toll-free hotlines and victim
 9 services. The poster shall be made available in the top ten non-English
 10 languages spoken in the state, as determined by the most recent American
 11 community survey data.
 12 2. The department of state, in consultation with the office for the
 13 prevention of domestic violence, shall provide such posters to appear-
 14 ance enhancement businesses at no cost. The department shall issue mini-
 15 mum content and design standards for businesses that elect to create and
 16 display their own posters, subject to approval by the department.
 17 3. Every appearance enhancement business licensed pursuant to this
 18 article shall post, in a conspicuous location accessible to all custom-
 19 ers, a poster provided or approved pursuant to subdivision two of this
 20 section in a language of the business's choice.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11145-05-5

 S. 7547--B 2

 1 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 2 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 3 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 4 tation of this act on its effec