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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 10, 2017 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S1527
2017-2018 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
2017-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §396-z, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7188
2013-2014: S452
2015-2016: S895
2017-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits rental vehicle companies from charging exorbitant rates for unfueled vehicles returned by customers; provides that any refueling charge imposed as part of a rental agreement shall be no higher than a rate which exceeds the highest retail rate of gasoline within a one-half mile radius of such rental vehicle company; imposes a fine of five hundred dollars per violation.
2017-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1527 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to rates charged for rental vehicle refueling SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Prohibits any rental vehicle company from charging an authorized driver a refueling rate which exceeds the highest retail price of gasoline charged at gasoline stations or convenience stores within a one-half mile radius of such rental vehicle company. Clarifies that such charge be based on the difference of a documented reading of the motor vehicle's fuel gauge, obtained at the time the vehicle was delivered or picked up by the authorized driver, and the subsequent fuel gauge reading taken when the vehicle is returned to the rental car company. This legislation makes violations subject to a $500 fine per violation. JUSTIFICATION : Many car rental companies charge a driver a refueling fee when a vehicle is returned without a full tank of gas. Studies by the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) reveals that these prices often range anywhere from $2.00 to $5.00 per gallon in certain areas.
2017-S1527 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1527 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 rates charged for rental vehicle refueling THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 396-z of the general business law is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 16. (A) NO RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY, AS PART OF A RENTAL AGREEMENT, SHALL CHARGE AN AUTHORIZED DRIVER A REFUELING RATE WHICH EXCEEDS THE HIGHEST RETAIL PRICE OF GASOLINE CHARGED AT GASOLINE STATIONS OR CONVEN- IENCE STORES WITHIN A ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS OF SUCH RENTAL VEHICLE COMPA- NY. SUCH CHARGE MAY BE IMPOSED WHEN A RETURNED RENTAL VEHICLE'S GASO- LINE TANK IS NOT FULL TO CAPACITY, BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOCUMENTED READING OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE'S FUEL GAUGE OBTAINED AT THE TIME SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED OR PICKED UP BY SUCH AUTHORIZED DRIVER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT FUEL GAUGE READING TAKEN AT THE TIME SUCH RENTED MOTOR VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY. (B) ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments made to section 396-z of the general business law by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such section and shall be deemed to be expired therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00616-01-7
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