New York S 8616: Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a bank relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments or agencies thereof

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S08616 Summary:

BILL NOS08616B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09396-B

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRMAY, ADDABBO, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
 LIU, MAYER, MYRIE, RAMOS, RYAN C, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, SUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §349-a-1, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology, and surveillance pricing in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief and civil penalties.

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BILL NOS08616B

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12/12/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/07/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/07/2026PRINT NUMBER 8616A

05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1009

05/13/2026PASSED SENATE

05/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/13/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/29/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

05/29/2026returned to senate

05/29/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

05/29/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8616B

06/04/2026REPASSED SENATE

06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to ways and means

06/05/2026substituted for a9396b

06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.545

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8616--B
 Cal. No. 1009

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 December 12, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, MAY, ADDABBO, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE,
 COMRIE, FAHY, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU,
 MAYER, MYRIE, RAMOS, C. RYAN, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, SUTTON --
 read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer
 Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and
 committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered
 to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third read-
 ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order
 of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing
 the protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act

 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 "Protecting Consumers and Jobs from Discriminatory Pricing Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
 4 1. It is the policy of the state of New York to protect consumers from
 5 discriminatory pricing schemes in whatever iteration they appear or
 6 evolve. Advancements in algorithms, in artificial intelligence, and in
 7 electronic shelving technology have created commercial and retail envi-
 8 ronments where it is possible to set pricing for a product or service
 9 based on personal or protected data. Currently, there are no prohibi-
 10 tions on companies using such data to set prices; this gap in the law
 11 presents a distinct potential for companies to violate consumer privacy
 12 rights and create discriminatory results.
 13 While offering goods at different prices due to customer demand is not
 14 new, there are subtle and important differences between price optimiza-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14248-07-6

 S. 8616--B 2

 1 tion and discriminatory pricing schemes like personalized algorithmic
 2 pricing and surveillance pricing, in which companies exploit the
 3 personal and protected data of consumers to maximize profits. It is in
 4 the interest of the state to regulate any technologies or business
 5 models that stifle competition through the monetization of consumers'
 6 personal information.
 7 2. The state of New York further finds that business models in person-
 8 ali