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NY A 3881

in committee

Regulates and requires issuance of raincheck by retailer where advertised merchandise is not available for sale

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 3881 pass?

Not yet. NY A 3881 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

What is NY A 3881 about?

Mandates that any article of merchandise advertised, and not available throughout advertised period, must be supplied at advertised price by seller within sixty days from the date the purchaser of such article is notified of its availability; specifies terms of raincheck and limited exceptions.

Who sponsors NY A 3881?

George Alvarez is the primary sponsor of NY A 3881, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Mandates that any article of merchandise advertised, and not available throughout advertised period, must be supplied at advertised price by seller within sixty days from the date the purchaser of such article is notified of its availability; specifies terms of raincheck and limited exceptions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • George Alvarezprimary
  • Angelo Santabarbaracosponsor
  • William Coltoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 5710not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: A 10778not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7941not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1498not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6458not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4620not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 4687

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A3881?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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