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S07507 Summary:

BILL NOS07507A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A08359
 
SPONSORHARCKHAM
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add Art 27 Title 16 §§27-1601 - 27-1607, En Con L
 
Bans paper receipts for certain purchases; requires businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically, unless a proof of purchase is otherwise required by state or federal law.
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S07507 Text:



 
                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

        S. 7507--A                          2
 
     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  three of this section shall be effective January first, two
    27  thousand thirty-two.
    28  § 27-1605. Violations.
    29    1. Any business who shall violate any provision of  this  title  shall
    30  receive  a warning notice for the first such violation. A business shall
    31  be liable to the state of New York for a civil penalty of twenty dollars
    32  for each violation after receiving a warning, but such  penalties  shall
    33  not  to  exceed three hundred dollars annually. A hearing or opportunity
    34  to be heard shall be provided prior  to  the  assessment  of  any  civil
    35  penalty.
    36    2.  The  department  and the attorney general are hereby authorized to
    37  enforce the provisions of this title.
    38  § 27-1607. Preemption of local law.
    39    Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining  to  paper  proof  of  purchase
    40  restrictions  as  defined  in  this  title  is vested exclusively in the
    41  state.
    42    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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