Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
ordered to third reading cal.20 returned to assembly died in senate |
May 06, 2013 |
referred to consumer protection delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 01, 2013 |
advanced to third reading cal.53 |
Feb 27, 2013 |
reported |
Feb 11, 2013 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A311
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Robert Sweeney
William Colton
Anthony Brindisi
Michael G. Miller
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Richard Gottfried
Helene Weinstein
2013-A311 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A311 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates a private right of action for unlawful price gouging for injunctive relief and recovery of actual damages or $1000 whichever is greater, or both, in addition to right of action granted to attorney general; permits the court to award a prevailing plaintiff an additional penalty of up to $5,000 for a willful or knowing violation and reasonable attorney's fees.
2013-A311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 311 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SWEENEY, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to price gouging THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 396-r of the general business law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. IN ADDITION TO ANY RIGHT OF ACTION GRANTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INJURED BY REASON OF ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION MAY BRING AN ACTION IN HIS OR HER OWN NAME TO ENJOIN SUCH UNLAWFUL ACT OR PRACTICE, AN ACTION TO RECOVER HIS OR HER ACTUAL DAMAGES OR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OR BOTH SUCH ACTIONS. THE COURT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, AWARD THE PREVAILING PLAINTIFF IN SUCH ACTION AN ADDITIONAL AWARD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, IF THE COURT FINDS THE DEFENDANT WILLFULLY VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. THE COURT MAY AWARD REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES TO A PREVAILING PLAINTIFF. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01499-01-3
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