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NY S09341

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Lodging facilities that fail to comply with requirements for providing human trafficking victim services information face civil penalties of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense

  • The Attorney General may bring an action in Supreme Court to recover civil penalties if a regulatory agency has first provided the facility with notice of noncompliance

  • Lodging facilities must receive reasonable notice informing them of the violation and the potential civil penalty, with 30 days to correct the issue

  • Penalties may only be pursued after verification that the violation was not corrected within the 30-day notice period

  • The act takes effect 30 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Provides that a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for a first offense and one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense; provides for concurrent enforcement by the director or commissioner of a municipal consumer affairs office or by the town attorney, city corporation counsel, or other lawful designee of a municipality.

Last Action

PRINT NUMBER 9341A

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Consumer Affairs and Protection3/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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