BILL NUMBER: S6316C
SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law and the state finance law, in
relation to solid waste removal invoices and directing penalties and
fines related to such invoices to be deposited into the environmental
protection fund
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure customers of waste removal
services are provided with accurate cost estimates, invoices, and
receipts.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill would define terms in relation to waste removal services,
their costs, and subject penalties for violations of such services
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The amendments provided above are vital to creating transparent trans-
actions relating to trash, and/ or junk removal. It is important that
potential patrons looking to responsibly discard of waste are not
subject to potential bad faith deals without recourse or regulation. By
requiring companies to provide a final invoice before the waste removal
project is done, it promotes a level of trust between the company and
the customer that is not always present: Moreover, the immediate imple-
mentation and enforcement of civil penalties will deter predatory compa-
nies from harming vulnerable customers.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023/24 - A.10719 - referred to environmental conservation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately

Statutes affected:
S6316A: 92-s state finance law, 92-s(3) state finance law
S6316B: 92-s state finance law, 92-s(3) state finance law
S6316C: 92-s state finance law, 92-s(3) state finance law