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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7929: Relates to prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7929 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to prohibiting food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash. Primary sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S4153A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits food stores and retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash; provides a civil penalty will be assessed for such actions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catalina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S4153A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.349
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.349
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  7. PRINT NUMBER 7929A
  8. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  9. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source