Assembly Actions -
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Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S2045
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S2045 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §398-bb, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S161
2011-S2045 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2045 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to spare tires for rental vehicles SUMMARY: This bill amends § 398-bb of the general business law to require car rental companies to make available full-sized spare tires. Upon request, the car rental company must equip a rental vehicle with a full-sized spare tire. JUSTIFICATION: Currently, car rental companies are required to equip each rental vehicle with a small "space saver" tire which, if needed, can be inflated to fit the vehicle. "Space saver" tires are designed to function for 30-40 miles on the open road, at a rate of approximately 45 m.p.h. Once beyond these prescribed limitations, it may become hazardous to operate the vehicle. This is neither convenient nor practical in many instances. Often vehicles are rented for use on long-distance trips. In such a case, the vehicle may be driven on remote roads with few or no service stations readily accessible or, late at night when service stations are not open for business. If a person renting a vehicle is forced to use his "space saver" tire under either of the above conditions, it is very possible that the
2011-S2045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2045 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 spare tires for rental vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 398-bb to read as follows: S 398-BB. SPARE TIRE IN RENTAL CAR REQUIRED. A CAR OR VEHICLE RENTAL AGENCY MUST MAKE AVAILABLE FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRES AND MUST, UPON REQUEST, EQUIP A RENTAL CAR OR VEHICLE WITH A FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07436-01-1
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