A 8359: Relates to paper receipts and requires businesses to provide proof of purchase electronically.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8359 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to banning paper receipts for certain purchases and requiring businesses to provide proof of purchases electronically The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended 2 by adding a new title 16 to read as follows: 3 TITLE 16 4 PAPER RECEIPT REDUCTION 5 Section 27-1601. Definitions. 6 27-1603. Paper receipt ban. 7 27-1605. Violations. 8 27-1607. Preemption of local law. 9 § 27-1601. Definitions. 10 As used in this title: 11 1. "Business" means a company that accepts payment through credit or 12 debit transactions. "Business" does not include a health care provider. 13 2. "Consumer" means a person who purchases, and does not offer for 14 resale, food, alcohol, other tangible personal property, or services. 15 3. "Electronic form" includes, but is not limited to, a form sent 16 through email or text message. 17 4. "Invoice" means an itemized list of goods or services provided 18 before or after the point of sale through a contract stating the amount 19 due. 20 5. "Proof of purchase" means a receipt for the retail sale of food, 21 alcohol, or other tangible personal property, or for the provision of 22 services, provided at the point of sale, but does not include an 23 invoice. 24 § 27-1603. Paper receipt ban. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11707-03-5 
 A. 8359 2 1 1. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a proof of 2 purchase shall be provided to a consumer by a business only at the 3 consumer's option, unless a proof of purchase is otherwise required to 4 be given to the consumer by state or federal law. 5 2. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, a paper 6 proof of purchase shall not be printed if the consumer opts to not 7 receive a proof of purchase, unless otherwise required by state or 8 federal law. 9 3. (a) On and after January first, two thousand thirty, if a consumer 10 opts to receive a proof of purchase pursuant to subdivision one of this 11 section, the proof of purchase shall be provided in electronic form or 12 paper form, at the consumer's option, unless a prescribed form is other- 13 wise required by state or federal law. 14 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, a business is 15 not required to provide an electronic proof of purchase if, due to 16 limited internet connectivity, a power outage, or other unexpected tech- 17 nical difficulties, the business is incapable of sending an electronic 18 proof of purchase. 19 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, for 20 businesses with a gross revenue of five million dollars per year or 21 less, the requirements of subdivisions one and two of this section shall 22 be effective January first, two thousand thirty, and the requirements of 23 subdivision three of this section shall be effective January first, two 24 thousand thirty-two. 25 § 27-1605. Violations. 26 1. Any business who shall violate any provision of this title shall 27 receive a warning notice for the first such violation. A business shall 28 be liable to the state of New York for a civil penalty of twenty dollars 29 for each violation after receiving a warning, but such penalties shall 30 not to exceed three hundred dollars annually. A hearing or opportunity 31 to be heard shall be provided prior to the assessment of any civil 32 penalty. 33 2. The department and the attorney general are hereby authorized to 34 enforce the provisions of this title. 35 § 27-1607. Preemption of local law. 36 Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to paper proof of purchase 37 restrictions as defined in this title is vested exclusively in the 38 state. 39 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.