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S10357 • 2025

Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options

Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options

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Sponsor
Steve Rhoads
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options

Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options of less than six hours.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options of less than six hours.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Senate

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Official Summary Text

Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options
Prohibits certain lodging facilities from offering hourly rate options of less than six hours.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10357

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 15, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

        AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
          hotels set a minimum hour requirement

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  209-h to read as follows:
     3    § 209-H. MINIMUM HOUR  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
     4  SECTION,  "LODGING  FACILITY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY INN, HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR
     5  COURT OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES LODGING TO TRANSIENT GUESTS.
     6    2. NO LODGING FACILITY SHALL OFFER HOURLY RATE OPTIONS  OF  LESS  THAN
     7  SIX HOURS IN DURATION FOR ROOMS WITH SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14569-01-6