New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection Subject Files

Arranged roughly by subject/issue.

The series consists of files on consumer issues and products covered during the committee's efforts to develop legislation and investigate matters of consumer protection under its jurisdiction. Included in the files are incoming and outgoing correspondence; internal memoranda; research reports completed by committee staff or received from state agencies or private organizations; newspaper and magazine clippings; draft legislation; and background materials relevant to specific issues studied by the committee. Also present is a small amount of administrative material, annual reports, and published guides to consumer affairs.

Present materials include documentation of investigations and projects into issues such as item pricing; automobile "lemon laws"; open dating; toxic art supplies; standardized packaging; smokeless tobacco; cable television; the Uniform Commercial Code and food labeling; car rentals and auto leasing; health club contracts; direct mail marketing; banking issues such as credit card fraud and interest rates; and hazardous substances such as asbestos or urea-formaldehyde.

L0210-96: This accretion consists of annual reports, press releases, programs, constituent complaints, issue papers, and related administrative materials which complement the records contained in the 1994 accretion to this series.

Series L0209, Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection Hearing Files and Transcripts, addresses some of the issues and legislation found in Series L0210.

L0210-96: Folder list is available at the repository.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.