| 1 | 1 | | <STYLE><!--U {color: Green}S {color: RED} I {color: DARKBLUE; background-color:yellow} P.brk {page-break-before:always}--></STYLE> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <PRE WIDTH="94"> <FONT SIZE=5><B> STATE OF NEW YORK</B></FONT> ________________________________________________________________________ 7507--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions <FONT SIZE=5><B> IN SENATE</B></FONT> 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 <B><U>The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-</U></B> <B><U>bly, do enact as follows:</U></B> 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended 2 by adding a new title 16 to read as follows: 3 <B><U>TITLE 16</U></B> 4 <B><U>PAPER RECEIPT REDUCTION</U></B> 5 <B><U>Section 27-1601. Definitions.</U></B> 6 <B><U>27-1603. Paper receipt ban.</U></B> 7 <B><U>27-1605. Violations.</U></B> 8 <B><U>27-1607. Preemption of local law.</U></B> 9 <B><U>§ 27-1601. Definitions.</U></B> 10 <B><U>As used in this title:</U></B> 11 <B><U>1. "Business" means a company that accepts payment through credit or</U></B> 12 <B><U>debit transactions. "Business" does not include a health care provider.</U></B> 13 <B><U>2. "Consumer" means a person who purchases, and does not offer for</U></B> 14 <B><U>resale, food, alcohol, other tangible personal property, or services.</U></B> 15 <B><U>3. "Electronic form" includes, but is not limited to, a form sent</U></B> 16 <B><U>through email or text message.</U></B> 17 <B><U>4. "Invoice" means an itemized list of goods or services provided</U></B> 18 <B><U>before or after the point of sale through a contract stating the amount</U></B> 19 <B><U>due.</U></B> 20 <B><U>5. "Proof of purchase" means a receipt for the retail sale of food,</U></B> 21 <B><U>alcohol, or other tangible personal property, or for the provision of</U></B> EXPLANATION--Matter in <B><U>italics</U></B> (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [<B><S> </S></B>] is old law to be omitted. LBD11707-02-5 </PRE><P CLASS="brk"><PRE WIDTH="94"> S. 7507--A 2 1 <B><U>services, provided at the point of sale, but does not include an</U></B> 2 <B><U>invoice.</U></B> 3 <B><U>§ 27-1603. Paper receipt ban.</U></B> 4 <B><U>1. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a proof of</U></B> 5 <B><U>purchase shall be provided to a consumer by a business only at the</U></B> 6 <B><U>consumer's option, unless a proof of purchase is otherwise required to</U></B> 7 <B><U>be given to the consumer by state or federal law.</U></B> 8 <B><U>2. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a paper</U></B> 9 <B><U>proof of purchase shall not be printed if the consumer opts to not</U></B> 10 <B><U>receive a proof of purchase, unless otherwise required by state or</U></B> 11 <B><U>federal law.</U></B> 12 <B><U>3. (a) On and after January first, two thousand thirty, if a consumer</U></B> 13 <B><U>opts to receive a proof of purchase pursuant to subdivision one of this</U></B> 14 <B><U>section, the proof of purchase shall be provided in electronic form or</U></B> 15 <B><U>paper form, at the consumer's option, unless a prescribed form is other-</U></B> 16 <B><U>wise required by state or federal law.</U></B> 17 <B><U>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, a business is</U></B> 18 <B><U>not required to provide an electronic proof of purchase if, due to</U></B> 19 <B><U>limited internet connectivity, a power outage, or other unexpected tech-</U></B> 20 <B><U>nical difficulties, the business is incapable of sending an electronic</U></B> 21 <B><U>proof of purchase.</U></B> 22 <B><U>4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, for</U></B> 23 <B><U>businesses with a gross revenue of five million dollars per year or</U></B> 24 <B><U>less, the requirements of subdivisions one and two of this section shall</U></B> 25 <B><U>be effective January first, two thousand thirty, and the requirements of</U></B> 26 <B><U>subdivision three of this section shall be effective January first, two</U></B> 27 <B><U>thousand thirty-two.</U></B> 28 <B><U>§ 27-1605. Violations.</U></B> 29 <B><U>1. Any business who shall violate any provision of this title shall</U></B> 30 <B><U>receive a warning notice for the first such violation. A business shall</U></B> 31 <B><U>be liable to the state of New York for a civil penalty of twenty dollars</U></B> 32 <B><U>for each violation after receiving a warning, but such penalties shall</U></B> 33 <B><U>not to exceed three hundred dollars annually. A hearing or opportunity</U></B> 34 <B><U>to be heard shall be provided prior to the assessment of any civil</U></B> 35 <B><U>penalty.</U></B> 36 <B><U>2. The department and the attorney general are hereby authorized to</U></B> 37 <B><U>enforce the provisions of this title.</U></B> 38 <B><U>§ 27-1607. Preemption of local law.</U></B> 39 <B><U>Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to paper proof of purchase</U></B> 40 <B><U>restrictions as defined in this title is vested exclusively in the</U></B> 41 <B><U>state.</U></B> 42 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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