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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 15, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S1903
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S1903 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §396-z, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S350
2015-S1903 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1903 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to charges by a rental vehicle company for optional vehicle protection PURPOSE: To modify section 396-z of the General Business Law, which is concerned with rental vehicle protections. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one increases the maximum charge for optional vehicle protection to fifteen dollars per day. Section two of this bill provides an immediate effective date. EXISTING LAW: The maximum charge for optional vehicle protection is twelve dollars per day. JUSTIFICATION: The current maximum charge for optional vehicle protection is below the market rate. Fifteen dollars is a more accurate estimate of the
2015-S1903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1903 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 charges by a rental vehicle company for optional vehicle protection THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 396-z of the general business law, as amended by chapter 731 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (a) A rental vehicle company shall not charge more than nine dollars per full or partial twenty-four hour rental day for optional vehicle protection if the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the rental vehicle is not greater than thirty thousand dollars. A rental vehicle company shall not charge more than [twelve] FIFTEEN dollars per full or partial twenty-four hour rental day for optional vehicle protection if the manufacturer's suggested retail price of the rental vehicle is greater than thirty thousand dollars. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 396-z of the general business law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01293-01-5
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