Requires sexual and domestic violence awareness posters in certain businesses

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Cordell Cleare and 5 co-sponsors

Requires certain public-facing businesses to display a state-approved sexual and domestic violence awareness poster with hotlines, services, and reporting info.

PRINT NUMBER 7547B

Summary — S.7547 (PRINT 7547B)

Title: Requires sexual and domestic violence awareness posters in certain businesses
Introduced: April 22, 2025 (PRINT 7547B filed May 14 / May 19, 2025)
Sponsor: Senator Jessica Ramos (primary); cosponsors Michelle Hinchey, Robert Jackson, Zellnor Myrie, Patricia Fahy, Cordell Cleare
Companion bill: A.7301

Purpose / Intent

S.7547 seeks to increase public awareness of sexual and domestic violence resources by requiring certain businesses to display a state‑approved awareness poster. The bill’s intent is to ensure victims and the general public have easy, visible access to information on hotlines, reporting options, and support services where people regularly congregate.

Key provisions (summary based on bill title and available legislative metadata)

The bill’s full text is not included in the materials provided here. Based on the title and standard drafting patterns for similar measures, the bill likely includes the following elements:

Requirement that specified businesses and public‑facing establishments conspicuously post a sexual and domestic violence awareness poster.

Direction that the poster be produced or approved by a designated state agency (for example, the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence or Department of Health), and that it contain certain minimum information such as:

State and national sexual/domestic violence hotline numbers,
Local service and shelter referral information,
Brief guidance on how to get help and how to report abuse,
Non‑retaliation or confidentiality assurances as appropriate.

Specifications about poster placement and visibility (e.g., in employee areas, public bathrooms, entrances, or point‑of‑sale locations).

Language/accessibility requirements (e.g., availability in multiple languages and formats).

Applicability to particular categories of businesses (e.g., bars, restaurants, salons, hotels, healthcare facilities, retail establishments) — the exact categories and thresholds would be defined in the bill text.

Compliance timeline and an effective date for when businesses must have posters displayed.

Enforcement mechanism and penalties for noncompliance (civil fines, warnings, or other remedies) — exact sanctions would be in the bill text.

Who would be affected

Businesses and establishments identified in the bill’s applicability clause would be required to post the materials. This most often targets businesses open to the public or those in which vulnerable populations may be present.

Survivors and potential victims would benefit from easier access to information about services and reporting options.

State agencies tasked with producing posters and disseminating guidance would assume an administrative role.

Legislative status and next steps

Referred to the Consumer Protection Committee (April 22, 2025).

Amended and recommitted to Consumer Protection; printed as S.7547A (May 14, 2025) and S.7547B (May 19, 2025).

To understand the bill’s precise obligations (which businesses are covered; exact poster content, size, languages; penalties; effective date), consult the printed bill text (S.7547B) or the companion Assembly bill A.7301 on the New York State Legislature website or legislative/bill tracking services.

If you want, I can locate and quote the full printed bill text (S.7547B) and produce a line‑by‑line summary of exact requirements, penalties, and agency responsibilities.