Prohibits the sale of unsafe cribs and restricts the use of such cribs in certain settings. /
Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Relates to requiring individuals and businesses who offer or solicit pet cremation or burial services for profit to use a facility that is in compliance with New York state laws. /
Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Relates to the disclosure of social security numbers. /
Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Enacts the comprehensive children's jewelry safety act; prohibits the manufacture, sale and distribution of children's jewelry which does not meet certain standards. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Provides that where a person engaged in the business of repairing household appliances identifies a part which will be necessary for repair, it is deemed warranted for the benefit of the consumer, and he shall be entitled to a refund if such part does not in fact repair such appliance. /
Sponsor: Gantt Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Prohibits the sale of expired goods; unless such goods are clearly marked and segregated from the rest. /
Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Prohibits the unsolicited sale of memorials and monuments unless such offer has first been solicited by the individual to which it is sent; provides an exception where such an offer is permissible where, in large, bold-face type at the top of such offer, "SOLICITATION" is clearly printed; imposes civil penalties for violations thereof. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Prohibits the importation, manufacture, or distribution of certain unsafe consumer products. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Prohibits fee charges for payment of an account regardless of the method of payment. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Requires disclosure and labeling of food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals. /
Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Requires warning labels on fireplace glass panels advising consumers of the grave risk of burns when the fireplace is operating. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Prohibits the mailing of credit card applications to persons under twenty-one years of age except when requested; provides for a penalty of no more than one thousand dollars per violation. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Provides that persons who sell or rent video games shall display a warning sign with respect to the relationship between playing video games and epileptic seizures; establishes penalties for a violation of such provisions. /
Sponsor: Englebright Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Increases the penalty for any person who violates the provision that a pre-recorded message must disconnect upon the caller hanging up the telephone. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Requires registration of home improvement contractors with the department of state; permits denial of registration for convictions for fraud; provides for civil penalties for operating without registration; requires a surety bond be posted by contractors as a condition to obtaining a registration; establishes the home improvement trust fund. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Relates to provisions concerning debt collection procedures. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Provides for budget planning and debt settlement services. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Relates to the operations of credit services businesses. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Requires a hotel or inn address be provided to customers at the time of their reservation; customers shall not be penalized or charged for cancelling a reservation when the address of the hotel or inn was not provided at the time the customer was booking the reservation; authorizes consumer protection board to establish penalties. /
Sponsor: Rosenthal Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Requires the posting of signs near pre-packaged salads offered for sale by retail food stores notifying consumers of the advisability of washing the produce before consumption and referring them to the United States food and drug administration, for further information; requires such signs be printed legibly with boldface type at least three-quarters of an inch. /
Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION