New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8939: Relates to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims
Status: Signed into law, October 27, 2026
Provides that a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for a first offense and one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense; provides for concurrent enforcement by the director or commissioner of a municipal consumer affairs office or by the town attorney, city corporation counsel, or other lawful designee of a municipality.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims.
From the amended text, January 30, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206-f of the general business law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. (A) ANY LODGING FACILITY THAT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. TO RECOVER ANY CIVIL PENALTIES ASSESSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AGAINST A LODGING FACILITY, A LOCAL OR STATE AGENCY WITH AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE BUSINESS SHALL: (I) PROVIDE THE LODGING FACILITY WITH REASONABLE NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE, WHICH INFORMS THE BUSINESS OR ESTABLISHMENT THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IF IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE VIOLATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THE NOTICE IS SENT TO THE LODGING FACILITY; AND (II) VERIFY THAT THE VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN THE THIRTY-DAY PERIOD DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE DIRECTOR OR COMMISSIONER OF A MUNICIPAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.365
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.837
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S9341A
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.296
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 3, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 3, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 16, 2026): 144 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable (March 10, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (February 26, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A8939?
- A8939 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims.
- What does A8939 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to penalties for a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims.
- What is the status of A8939?
- Signed into law as of October 27, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.365 (October 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8939?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88).
- Where is the official record for A8939?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8939
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