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A00093 Summary:

BILL NOA00093A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz (MS)

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COSPNSRSeawright, Williams, Reyes

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MLTSPNSRSimon

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Rpld & add §399-c, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits mandatory arbitration agreements in consumer and employment contracts; repeals existing provisions prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses in certain consumer contracts.

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BILL NOA00093A

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01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/19/2026amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

05/19/2026print number 93a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 93--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, WILLIAMS, REYES -- Multi-
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
 bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibited
 mandatory arbitration agreements; and to repeal section 399-c of such
 law relating to prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses in certain
 consumer contracts

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

 1 Section 1. Section 399-c of the general business law is REPEALED and a
 2 new section 399-c is added to read as follows:
 3 § 399-c. Prohibited mandatory arbitration agreements. 1. Definitions.
 4 (a) The term "consumer dispute" shall mean a dispute between an individ-
 5 ual who seeks or acquires real or personal property, services (including
 6 services relating to securities and other investments), money, or credit
 7 for personal, family or household purposes and the seller or provider of
 8 such property, services, money or credit, but shall not include any such
 9 property or service, including financial products and services where the
 10 terms of acquisition of such product or service are mutually negotiated
 11 between the seller and the purchaser of such property or service.
 12 (b) The term "employment dispute" shall mean a dispute between an
 13 employer and employee arising out of the relationship of employer and
 14 employee as defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
 15 (29 U.S.C. 203) but who is neither an officer nor employed pursuant to
 16 an individualized, mutually-negotiated employment contract.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00889-02-6

 A. 93--A 2

 1 (c) The term "mandatory arbitration agreement" shall mean any agree-
 2 ment to arbitrate a dispute that had not yet arisen at the time of the
 3 making of the agreement.
 4 2. Prohibited mandatory consumer and employment arbitration agree-
 5 ments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, and except
 6 where inconsistent with federal law no mandatory arbitration agreement
 7 shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employ-
 8 ment dispute or consumer dispute.
 9 3. Prohibition of effect of certain mandatory arbitration clauses or
 10 agreements. Mandatory arbitration clauses or agreements covering
 11 consumers and employee disputes are contrary to the established public
 12 policy of this state. Because employees and consumers are required to
 13 assent to these agreements as a condition of being an employee or
 14 consumer before any dispute has arisen with the employer or merchant,
 15 these agreements do not offer employees and consumers a meaningful
 16 choice about how to resolve their disputes with the employer or
 17 merchant. In addition, mandatory arbitration agreements prevent employ-
 18 ees and consumers from effectively vindicating their rights under state
 19 law. For these reasons, except when inconsistent with federal law, the
 20 state prohibits the formati