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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8616: Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act"

Passed one chamber 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

S 8616 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "protecting consumers and jobs from discriminatory pricing act". Primary sponsor: Michael Gianaris. It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.545.

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 the use of electronic shelving labels, digital shelf display technology, and surveillance pricing in food retail establishments and drug retail establishments; provides injunctive relief and civil penalties.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GianarisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Sam SuttonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.545
  2. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9396B
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. REPASSED SENATE
  6. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8616B
  7. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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