Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline, wherein the price per gallon of motor fuel of like grade or quality that is offered for sale or sold by a retail outlet varies based on the customer's method of payment. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Promotes fairness in competitive bidding by providing for enforcement of prevailing wage provisions applicable to public work construction projects; permits any person to bring a civil action for the recovery of damages against the winning bidder if the winning bidder has violated the labor law by failing to pay the prevailing wage on a construction project; authorizes attorney general enforcement and a private right of action; makes related provisions. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires dealers in second-hand precious metals to maintain certain records related to the purchase of such items. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires information pertaining to violence against women including domestic violence and human trafficking to be provided to foreign, prospective wives entering this country. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Enacts "Charlemagne's Law; authorizes a consumer to return, exchange or seek reimbursement for treatment for a unfit cat or dog within 6 months of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer; provides that, if consumer elects to keep the animal, he or she shall be entitled to reimbursement for all veterinary services related to the condition of the cat or dog which made it unfit for purchase. / Sponsor: BALL Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Enacts the Honest Use of Refund and Rebate Forms Act; prohibits display of expired manufacturer's refund and rebate forms; requires availability of advertised forms and mandates that appropriate signs be placed in premises indicating the location of such forms; requires that they be maintained in an orderly fashion accessible to purchasers; allows seller, at its discretion to offer a substitute to the purchaser; establishes penalties and affirmative defense. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires disclosure of early termination fees. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Enacts the "lawn litter law act"; relates to the rebuttable presumption regarding distributing unsolicited advertising on private property in cities with a population of one million or more. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits the unsolicited mailing of convenience checks to consumers without the express consent of the consumer. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits any motor vehicle rental agency in this state from charging more than ten percent above the average price of gasoline charged at gas stations located within a five mile radius of such agency's location, for the cost of refueling a rental vehicle upon its return. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires the recycled content of packaging be disclosed on the package label; requires waste collection and transportation contracts to specify that the recyclable, reusable or other components are required to be separated in accordance with local law; authorizes economic development power allocation to businesses engaged in the utilization of secondary materials as raw materials in a manufacturing process and makes provisions relating to the recycled content of materials procured by the state. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Regulates the issuance of lifetime service contracts on goods, wares and merchandise by mercantile establishments; requires proper insurance or establishment of escrow account in guarantee thereof. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Restricts use of the title "doctor" in advertisements to medical doctors, dentists, chiropractors, veterinarians, podiatrists, and optometrists who have received a degree in the appropriate profession and have met all professional requirements of the appropriate program registered by the New York state education department or accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to such department or are otherwise licensed to practice in the state of New York. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Relates to the no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry. / Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits the imposition of a surcharge by a seller in a sales transaction on a holder who uses a debit card. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or any part of the label including where applicable the expiration date displayed thereon, of any over-the-counter drug or cosmetic. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires that an issuer in the state of New York must offer a credit card that does not permit cash advances. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Makes provisions for privacy in banking, insurance, and other financial transactions, forbidding disclosure of personal information without prior consent granted by the customer to the financial institution; requires written notice of privacy policies and practices be given to customers; requires security and confidentiality safeguards; prohibits disclosure of account number or access code information; provides for enforcement by the attorney general and authorizes private actions. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION