# New York S 8416: Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act"

New York S 8416, Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act", is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leroy Comrie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.83) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8416
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act"
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.83
- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: RULES, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (141 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger protections against harmful New York commerce: benefit, medium. The law bans unfair, deceptive, and abusive business practices, starting 60 days after it becomes law. Protection extends beyond consumers to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. Unfair practices cause or threaten substantial harm that consumers cannot reasonably avoid and that outweighs benefi…
- Consumer lawsuits offer damages but limit claims: mixed, medium. Starting 60 days after the law becomes law, you can sue only if a covered deceptive practice injured you. Unfair or abusive conduct alone does not qualify for a private lawsuit. You can seek a court order to stop the practice, actual damages or $50, whichever is greater, or both. For a willful or k…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Liu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samra Brouk (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-17 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 91 | 50 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 7 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 37 | 22 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.83 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.708 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.832 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8427A (House)
- 2025-06-13: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-06-13: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2034 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-06-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8416)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8416)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8416-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).