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A 1096

Relates to pricing changes for online grocery delivery and online pick-up services

2025 Regular Session Introduced by George Alvarez and 6 co-sponsors

Regulates online grocery pricing: requires price parity or clear disclosure of online delivery/pick-up prices and itemized fees, protecting consumers from hidden surcharges.

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Bill Summary · A 1096

Summary — A.1096 (2025): Pricing changes for online grocery delivery and online pick‑up services

Bill at a glance

  • Bill number: A.1096 (prints: 1096A; 1096B)
  • Title: Relates to pricing changes for online grocery delivery and online pick‑up services
  • Introduced: January 8, 2025
  • Primary sponsor: Assemblyman William Magnarelli
  • Cosponsors: Angelo Santabarbara, Andrew Hevesi, George Alvarez, Steven Raga, Stefani Zinerman, Harvey Epstein
  • Status (most recent): TABLED (10/10/2025). Delivered to Governor 10/09/2025; vetoed by the Governor (VETOED MEMO.26).
  • Companion: S.4433 (and S.4433A as substituted)

Note: The full bill text was not included in the materials provided. The summary below states the bill’s stated purpose and describes likely types of provisions and impacts based on the title and legislative history. For precise statutory language, consult the official bill text on the New York State Legislature website.

Purpose / intent

The bill is intended to regulate how grocery retailers set or change prices for items purchased through online grocery delivery and online pick‑up (curbside pickup) services. The general aim is to address consumer protection concerns arising from price differentials, surcharges, or non‑transparent price changes that occur when consumers purchase groceries online rather than in‑store.

Key provisions (scope inferred from title and common legislative approaches)

Because the full text was not provided, the exact provisions below are inferred possibilities consistent with the bill title and similar laws:
- Requirements for price parity or disclosure — retailers must ensure that online prices (including for delivery or pick‑up orders) are the same as in‑store prices or that differences and surcharges are clearly disclosed before checkout.
- Prohibition or limitation on undisclosed markups for online ordering, delivery, or pick‑up services.
- Mandatory itemized disclosure of fees (service fees, delivery fees, surge pricing, handling or convenience fees) and any price changes resulting from substitutions.
- Consumer remedies and enforcement — civil penalties, private right of action, or enforcement by the Department of Consumer Protection/Attorney General for violations.
- Applicability to retailers and third‑party platforms that facilitate delivery/pick‑up.

Who would be affected

  • Consumers: greater transparency and potential protection from unexpected online markups or hidden fees.
  • Grocery retailers and chains: compliance requirements, potential caps/restrictions on online price adjustments, and changes to point‑of‑sale systems and online platforms.
  • Third‑party delivery/marketplace platforms (e.g., independent delivery services): potential obligations around fee disclosure and coordination with retailers.
  • Local enforcement agencies: increased oversight responsibilities.

Likely impacts

  • Improved price transparency and consumer trust in online grocery purchasing.
  • Administrative and compliance costs for retailers/platforms to adjust pricing, labeling, and checkout flows.
  • Potential effects on delivery economics (fees may be restructured or absorbed by retailers/platforms).

Legislative history highlights

  • Referred to Consumer Affairs and Protection: 01/08/2025
  • Print A1096A: 02/06/2025; amended and recommitted multiple times; Print A1096B: 05/02/2025
  • Passed Assembly: 05/20/2025 — delivered to Senate same day; Passed Senate and substituted for S.4433A: 06/09/2025 — returned to Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor: 10/09/2025; vetoed (VETOED MEMO.26) 10/09/2025
  • Tabled: 10/10/2025

Related bills / prior session

  • Prior-session: A.9194
  • Companion bills: S.4433 / S.4433A

Next steps / where to find full text

To evaluate exact obligations, penalties, definitions (e.g., "delivery fee," "online pick‑up"), and exemptions, review the official A.1096A/B bill text and the Governor’s veto memorandum (Memo.26). Those documents are available on the New York State Legislature website and in legislative record repositories.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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