Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection meeting summary
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The committee held hearings on two local laws—Int. 0891 (prohibiting surveillance pricing) and Int. 0892 (restricting how often grocery stores can raise prices)—and laid both items over for further consideration. Several committee members were absent; the Public Advocate attended.
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The committee discussed two proposed city laws that would affect store pricing: one would ban businesses from using personal data to set different prices for consumers (often called surveillance pricing), and the other would limit how frequently grocery stores can increase prices. Both bills were heard but not voted on; they were laid over, meaning no changes take effect now and the proposals may return for further review.
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- Held a hearing on Int. 0891 — A Local Law to prohibit surveillance pricing; the introduction was laid over by the committee for further consideration.
- Held a hearing on Int. 0892 — A Local Law to restrict the frequency of price increases in grocery stores; the introduction was laid over by the committee for further consideration.
- Roll call recorded: Present — Epstein, Aldebol, Ariola, De La Rosa, Hanks, Ossé, Wilson; Absent — Banks, Brewer, Krishnan, Schulman. Public Advocate Williams attended.
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Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting surveillance pricing
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to restricting the frequency of price increases in grocery stores
- Roll Call
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting surveillance pricing
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to restricting the frequency of price increases in grocery stores
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