NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7059A

Senate Bill S7059A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to establish and distribute a suspicious rental activity poster

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May 31, 2018	print number 7059a
May 31, 2018	amend (t) and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 03, 2018	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

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2017-S7059 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8856
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §719, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A6860

2017-S7059 - Summary

Enacts the "vehicle ramming prevention act"; directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to establish and distribute a suspicious rental activity guidance poster; directs the division of homeland security and emergency service to provide the national hotline contact number for vehicle rental companies to report suspicious rental activity; directs such division to educate vehicle rental companies on what behavior constitutes suspicious rental activity, and in turn such companies shall educate their employees on suspicious rental activity.

2017-S7059 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7059

SPONSOR: KLEIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
directing the division of homeland security and emergency services to
establish and distribute a suspicious rental activity guidance poster

 
PURPOSE:

The bill would provide for the creation and distribution of a suspicious
rental activity guidance poster.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the executive law to add a new section requiring the
Division of Homeland Security establish and distribute a guidance poster
related to educating rental company employers of suspicious rental
activity. The poster will also contain contact information for the prop-
er entity to be contacted if an individual sees suspicious activity.

The bill requires the poster to be placed in a conspicuous location such

as a break room.

Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On October 31, 2017, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov committed an act of
terror against innocent individuals in New York City. He used a rental
truck from Home Depot to deliberately and maliciously plow down pedes-
trians; killing at least eight and injuring 11 others. The use of vehi-
cles as weapons has been a rising trend in terrorist attacks. Prior to
the attack, Saipov had rented a truck from the same Home Depot earlier
in order to practice with the vehicle.

Attacks like the one Saipov perpetrated are on the rise, especially
since ISIS specifically called for the use of cars as weapons. From 2014
through April 2017, terrorists carried out 17 known vehicle-ramming
attacks worldwide. These attacks have resulted in 173 fatalities and 667
injuries, and the number continues to grow. Such a spike in these types
of attacks show that these attacks will continue to occur and therefore
action has to be taken to help the rental companies prepare for these
types of attacks.

By requiring the division of homeland security to create and distribute
a guidance poster it will assist employees in knowing what to look for
and what actions they should take to prevent a vehicle ramming attack
from occurring. It will also help employees in informing what entity
they should contact because it can be confusing as to whom an employee
should contact.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2017-S7059 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7059
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KLEIN, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
   of  homeland security and emergency services to establish and distrib-
   ute a suspicious rental activity guidance poster
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to
 read as follows:
   §  719. SUSPICIOUS RENTAL ACTIVITY GUIDANCE POSTER. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, "RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME  MEANING  AS
 DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 NINETY-SIX-Z OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   2. THE DIVISION SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  DISTRIBUTE  A  GUIDANCE  POSTER
 CONTAINING  INFORMATION  ON SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE RENTAL ACTIVITY AND COUN-
 TERMEASURES RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE TO PREVENT VEHICLE
 RAMMING ATTACKS. THE POSTER SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNUSUAL;
   (B) A LIST OF FACTORS THAT AN EMPLOYEE SHOULD LOOK FOR WHEN  A  RENTAL
 VEHICLE  IS  RETURNED, SUCH AS WHETHER THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE CHEMICALS
 AND WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ALTERED;
   (C) UNUSUAL RENTAL PRACTICES SUCH AS,  USING  CASH  FOR  LARGE  TRANS-
 ACTIONS OR USING A PERSONAL CREDIT CARD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME;
   (D)  A  CONTACT  NUMBER FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO USE IF THEY SUSPECT ILLEGAL
 ACTIVITY; AND
   (E) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED IMPORTANT BY THE DIVISION THAT  WOULD
 ASSIST  EMPLOYEES  OF RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES IN IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS
 RENTAL ACTIVITY.
   3. EVERY RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY SHALL POST SUCH POSTER IN A  CONSPICU-
 OUS PLACE IN A LOCATION FREQUENTED BY EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS A BREAK ROOM.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13763-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8856
Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §719, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A6860

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7059A

SPONSOR: KLEIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
enacting the "vehicle ramming prevention act" to cause the monitoring of
suspicious vehicle rental activity

 
PURPOSE:

The bill would provide for the creation and distribution of a suspicious
rental activity guidance poster and the training of rental vehicle
company employees.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 title of the act.

Section 2 amends the executive law to add a new section requiring the
Division of Homeland Security establish and distribute a guidance poster
related to educating rental company employers of suspicious rental
activity. The poster will also contain contact information for the prop-

er entity to be contacted if an individual sees suspicious activity.

The bill requires rental vehicle companies to conduct annual training
for employees on how to identify suspicious rental activity.

Section 3. Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On October 31, 2017, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov committed an act of
terror against innocent individuals in New York City. He used a rental
truck from Home Depot to deliberately and maliciously plow down pedes-
trians; killing at least eight and injuring 11 others. The use of vehi-
cles as weapons has been a rising trend in terrorist attacks. Prior to
the attack, Saipov had rented a truck from the same Home Depot earlier
in order to practice with the vehicle.

Attacks like the one Saipov perpetrated are on the rise, especially
since ISIS specifically called for the use of cars as weapons. From 2014
through April 2017, terrorists carried out 17 known vehicle-ramming
attacks worldwide. These attacks have resulted in 173 fatalities and 667
injuries, and the number continues to grow. Such a spike in these types
of attacks show that these attacks will continue to occur and therefore
action has to be taken to help the rental companies prepare for these
types of attacks.

By requiring the division of homeland security to create and distribute
a guidance poster it will assist employees in knowing what to look for
and what actions they should take to prevent a vehicle ramming attack
from occurring. The bill will also ensure that employees receive proper
training to assist them in identifying and preventing suspicious rental
activity.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7059--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KLEIN, CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land  Security  and  Military  Affairs  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "vehicle
   ramming prevention act" to cause the monitoring of suspicious  vehicle
   rental activity
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "vehicle ramming prevention act".
   §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to read
 as follows:
   § 719. SUSPICIOUS RENTAL ACTIVITY. 1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-Z OF
 THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  ONLY  APPLY TO THE OFFICES, DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF
 THE RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY THAT HANDLE AND FACILITATE VEHICLE RENTALS.
   2. THE DIVISION SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  DISTRIBUTE  A  GUIDANCE  POSTER
 CONTAINING  INFORMATION,  CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOM-
 MENDATIONS, ON SUSPICIOUS RENTAL VEHICLE  ACTIVITY  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR
 RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING VEHI-
 CLE RAMMING ATTACKS. THE POSTER SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  A  LIST OF POTENTIALLY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT INDIVIDUALLY OR
 IN COMBINATION MAY BE REPORTABLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) CUSTOMER BEHAVIORS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS;
   (II) SUSPICIOUS FACTORS THAT AN EMPLOYEE SHOULD BE  AWARE  OF  WHEN  A
 RENTAL  VEHICLE  IS  RETURNED,  SUCH  AS WHETHER THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE
 CHEMICALS AND WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ALTERED; AND
   (III) SUSPICIOUS RENTAL PRACTICES SUCH AS USING CASH FOR LARGE  TRANS-
 ACTIONS;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13763-02-8

 S. 7059--A                          2
 
   (B) THE NATIONAL HOTLINE NUMBER FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO USE IF THEY SUSPECT
 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY; AND
   (C)  ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED IMPORTANT BY THE DIVISION THAT WOULD
 ASSIST EMPLOYEES OF RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES IN  IDENTIFYING  SUSPICIOUS
 RENTAL ACTIVITY.
   3.  EVERY RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY SHALL POST SUCH POSTER IN A CONSPICU-
 OUS PLACE IN A LOCATION FREQUENTED BY EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS A BREAK ROOM.
   4.  EVERY RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY SHALL MAINTAIN  AND  PROVIDE  TO  THE
 DIVISION A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR A DAY CONTACT NUMBER BY WHICH STATE OR LOCAL
 LAW  ENFORCEMENT  MAY  REACH  APPROPRIATE  PERSONNEL FOR THE HANDLING OF
 COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO SUSPECTED TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
   5.  THE DIVISION SHALL TAKE SUCH STEPS AS NECESSARY TO EDUCATE  RENTAL
 VEHICLE  COMPANIES  ON WHAT MAY BE CONSIDERED SUSPICIOUS RENTAL ACTIVITY
 AND ON THE EXISTENCE AND USE OF THE NATIONAL HOTLINE.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT  AUTHORITIES,
 SHALL  UPDATE  THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR GENERAL GUIDANCE PROVIDED PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION ON  AN  ANNUAL  BASIS  TO  COMMERCIAL
 MOTOR  CARRIER  AND  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANIES  TO  ENHANCE PROTECTIONS
 AGAINST A TERRORIST ATTACK.
   6. EACH RENTAL VEHICLE  COMPANY  SHALL  CONDUCT  ANNUAL  TRAINING  FOR
 EMPLOYEES  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE RENTAL OR SAFEGUARDING OF ANY VEHICLES.
 SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE  INFORMATION  FROM  STATE  AND  FEDERAL  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION ON HOW
 EMPLOYEES CAN SPOT AND REPORT SUSPICIOUS RENTAL ACTIVITY.
   7. NO RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF  SHALL
 BE  LIABLE  FOR ANY CIVIL DAMAGES FOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT OF
 COMMISSION OR OMISSION ON HIS OR HER PART IN THE COURSE OF  HIS  OR  HER
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED
 THAT  SUCH INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR RECKLESS, WANTON
 OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, ON THE PART OF SUCH RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANY,
 OR ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Sponsored By

Jeffrey D. Klein

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

2017-S7059 - Details

2017-S7059 - Summary

2017-S7059 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7059 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

Tony Avella

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7059A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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