New York A 9212: Enacts the "consumer grocery pricing fairness act"

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A09212 Summary:

BILL NOA09212 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08563

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSRBores, Gallagher, Reyes, Lee, Torres, Hevesi, Seawright, Otis, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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

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Enacts the "consumer grocery pricing fairness act" in relation to ensuring price fairness for covered goods in the state of New York.

Go to top A09212 Actions:

BILL NOA09212 

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11/03/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

02/26/2026reported referred to codes

05/13/2026reported referred to rules

05/14/2026reported 

05/14/2026rules report cal.126

05/14/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.126

05/14/2026substituted by s8563

&nbspS08563 AMEND= CLEARE

&nbsp11/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp05/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1008

&nbsp05/12/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/12/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/12/2026referred to codes

&nbsp05/14/2026substituted for a9212

&nbsp05/14/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.126

Go to topA09212 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:02/26/2026AYE/NAY:12/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinNay

FallAyeMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzExcused

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaNay

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezExcused

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:14/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/14/2026AYE/NAY:19/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyExcused

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09212 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09212 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9212

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the
 "consumer grocery pricing fairness 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 "consumer grocery pricing fairness act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
 4 1. Small and independent grocers and retailers are an indispensable
 5 part of the American and the New York state economy.
 6 2. Despite their essential economic role, small and independent
 7 grocers and retailers often struggle to purchase goods on the same terms
 8 as their larger competitors, even if purchasing through co-operatives
 9 and distributors that provide comparable scale.
 10 3. Buyer power of large retailers can force suppliers to limit sales
 11 to or raise prices for small and independent grocers and retailers.
 12 4. Unfair and abusive pricing practices and terms of sale harm compe-
 13 tition and deprive consumers of lower prices and product availability.
 14 5. Retailers and wholesalers that are capable of purchasing at scale
 15 ought also to benefit from the discounts and benefits given to the larg-
 16 est retailers, ensuring that all consumers benefit from lower prices.
 17 6. The harms from abusive buyer power extend beyond mere prices and
 18 can affect other parts of the retail business such as retail media
 19 networks.
 20 § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 22-C
 21 to read as follows:
 22 ARTICLE 22-C
 23 CONSUMER GROCERY PRICING FAIRNE