Prohibiting the sale of certain gift cards that lack chip-and-PIN technology.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Oct 10, 2024
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 the sale of certain gift cards that lack chip-and-PIN technology” Read the full text
Consumer and Worker Protection
What it does
This bill would prohibit any person from selling or offering for sale a physical gift card that is usable at multiple affiliated merchants or at multiple unaffiliated merchants unless it is equipped with chip-and-PIN technology. Any person who violates this prohibition would be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor greater than $1,000 that would be recoverable in a proceeding before the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.
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 · Oct 10, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Oct 10, 2024
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 · chairCarl WilsonCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksGale A. BrewerJoann AriolaKamillah HanksLynn C. SchulmanShekar KrishnanShirley Aldebol
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 1078
officialInt. No. 1078
officialOctober 10, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-10-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - October 10, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Who is lobbying on this
Independent Drivers Guild, Inc.via Bender Cantone Consulting, Inc. · Labor
6 filingsHome Depot U.S.A., Inc.via Statewide Public Affairs, Inc. · Fashion & Retail
1 filingFiserv, Inc.via The Parkside Group, LLC · Banking & Financial Services
1 filingFrom 8 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2024). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to Comm by Council (Oct 10, 2024).