New York S 7507: Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2020-2021 state fiscal year

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S07507 Summary:

BILL NOS07507A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08359

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27 Title 16 §§27-1601 - 27-1607, En Con L

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Relates to paper receipts and requires businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically.

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BILL NOS07507A

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/22/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 7507A

04/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/04/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7507--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 banning paper receipts for certain purchases and requiring businesses
 to provide proof of purchases electronically

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

 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 16 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 16
 4 PAPER RECEIPT REDUCTION
 5 Section 27-1601. Definitions.
 6 27-1603. Paper receipt ban.
 7 27-1605. Violations.
 8 27-1607. Preemption of local law.
 9 § 27-1601. Definitions.
 10 As used in this title:
 11 1. "Business" means a company that accepts payment through credit or
 12 debit transactions. "Business" does not include a health care provider.
 13 2. "Consumer" means a person who purchases, and does not offer for
 14 resale, food, alcohol, other tangible personal property, or services.
 15 3. "Electronic form" includes, but is not limited to, a form sent
 16 through email or text message.
 17 4. "Invoice" means an itemized list of goods or services provided
 18 before or after the point of sale through a contract stating the amount
 19 due.
 20 5. "Proof of purchase" means a receipt for the retail sale of food,
 21 alcohol, or other tangible personal property, or for the provision of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11707-02-5

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 1 services, provided at the point of sale, but does not include an
 2 invoice.
 3 § 27-1603. Paper receipt ban.
 4 1. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a proof of
 5 purchase shall be provided to a consumer by a business only at the
 6 consumer's option, unless a proof of purchase is otherwise required to
 7 be given to the consumer by state or federal law.
 8 2. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a paper
 9 proof of purchase shall not be printed if the consumer opts to not
 10 receive a proof of purchase, unless otherwise required by state or
 11 federal law.
 12 3. (a) On and after January first, two thousand thirty, if a consumer
 13 opts to receive a proof of purchase pursuant to subdivision one of this
 14 section, the proof of purchase shall be provided in electronic form or
 15 paper form, at the consumer's option, unless a prescribed form is other-
 16 wise required by state or federal law.
 17 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, a business is
 18 not required to provide an electronic proof of purchase if, due to
 19 limited internet connectivity, a power outage, or other unexpected tech-
 20 nical difficulties, the business is incapable of sending an electronic
 21 proof of purchase.
 22 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, for
 23 businesses with a gross revenue of five million dollars per year or
 24 less, the requirements of subdivisions one and two of this section shall
 25 be effective January first, two thousand thirty, and the requirements of
 26 subdivision thr