Bill > S08811

This bill amends New York's General Business Law to enhance the Attorney General's ability to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive business practices. Specifically, it repeals Section 348 of the General Business Law, which was part of a new "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act" from 2025. It also modifies Section 349 by removing a provision that allowed the Attorney General to consider substantial injury to non-consumers as a basis for action, while extending the time for businesses to respond to the Attorney General's notice from five business days to ten calendar days, unless immediate action is deemed necessary for the public interest. Additionally, the bill clarifies that "deceptive practice" can be used in both singular and plural forms when individuals sue for damages, and it maintains the ability for individuals to sue for actual damages or a minimum of fifty dollars, with the possibility of treble damages and attorney's fees for willful violations.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8811