NYC Council · Int 0877-2026 · Committee

Prohibiting businesses from setting a minimum purchase requirement greater than $10 for credit card transactions.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting businesses from setting a minimum purchase requirement greater than $10 for credit card transactions” Read the full text

Consumer and Worker Protection

What it does

This bill would prohibit businesses operating in New York City from setting a minimum dollar value greater than $10 for the acceptance of credit cards in selling, leasing, renting or loaning consumer goods or services to the public. Businesses would be required to post notice of such prohibition on or near any fixed point of sale terminal. The Department of Consumer Affairs would be authorized to recover civil penalties for violations. The Department would also create a web form that the public could use to report a violation.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Apr 30, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Apr 30, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Consumer and Worker Protection committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Harvey D. Epstein · chair Carl Wilson Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Gale A. Brewer Joann Ariola Kamillah Hanks Lynn C. Schulman Shekar Krishnan Shirley Aldebol

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