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S 10245 NY

Exempts the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 8, 2026

Latest action (May 8, 2026) REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Summary

NY S 10245 would amend the General Business Law to exempt franchise offers and sales from New York's registration requirements when the franchisee is located in another state and will not operate the franchise in New York. The exemption applies only if the franchisor complies with all applicable federal and state requirements relating to the offer or sale of the franchise. The measure takes effect 90 days after becoming law.

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Exempts the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements when the franchisee is located in another state.

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Action history (1)

  1. May 8, 2026 REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10245 Summary: BILL NO S10245 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10378

&nbsp SPONSOR ROLISON &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §684, Gen Bus L &nbsp Exempts the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements when the franchisee is located in another state.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10245

IN SENATE

May 8, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- 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 exempting the offer of sale of franchises from registration requirements

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 684 of the general business law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) The offer or sale by a franchisor of a franchise is made to a 4 person residing in another state and who or which will not operate the 5 franchise in this state; provided the franchisor otherwise complies in 6 full with any federal and state requirements relating to such offer or 7 sale. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 9 have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14852-02-6

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