# New York S 8811: Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices; repealer

New York S 8811, Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices; repealer, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leroy Comrie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-27 (SIGNED CHAP.94) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8811
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices; repealer
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-03-27, SIGNED CHAP.94
- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (144 yes, 76 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Narrower business protections for New Yorkers: cost, low. New York now uses the federal meaning of “substantial injury” to judge unfair business practices. The injury must be substantial or likely, not reasonably avoidable, and not outweighed by benefits to consumers or competition. Harm to people who are not consumers no longer automatically counts as su…
- Businesses get notice before state enforcement: mixed, low. Before starting a case under this business-practices law, New York’s attorney general must send notice by certified mail. The recipient gets 10 calendar days after receipt to explain in writing why the case should not begin. This replaces the former five-business-day response period. The attorney g…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 94 | 48 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 37 | 22 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 6 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-27: SIGNED CHAP.94 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-02-25: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-02-05: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.72 (House)
- 2026-02-05: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9444 (House)
- 2026-01-28: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2026-01-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.88 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8811)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8811)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8811-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).