Senate Bill S7344

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "toll payer protection act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S7344 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzz, Gen Bus L

2017-S7344 - Summary

Enacts the "toll payer protection act" to establish a New York toll payers' bill of rights; provides that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who is charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee in the state of New York shall have the option to be notified by text message or electronic mail that such fee has been so charged, the entity to which such fee must be paid, and the date by when such fee must be paid; further provides for the establishment of a payment plan for the payment of a toll fee and any related penalties; makes related provisions.

2017-S7344 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7344 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7344
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  enacting  "the
   toll payer protection act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the toll payer
 protection act."
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 zzzzz to read as follows:
   §  399-ZZZZZ.  TOLL  PAYER PROTECTION ACT. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPO-
 RATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE PAYMENT  OF  A  CASHLESS
 TOLL  FEE  IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO BE NOTIFIED
 BY TEXT MESSAGE OR ELECTRONIC MAIL THAT SUCH FEE HAS  BEEN  SO  CHARGED,
 THE ENTITY TO WHICH SUCH FEE MUST BE PAID, AND THE DATE BY WHEN SUCH FEE
 MUST BE PAID, NO MORE THAN FOURTEEN DAYS FOLLOWING THE TIME SUCH FEE HAS
 BEEN  INCURRED,  OR  NO  MORE  THAN THIRTY DAYS IF NOTIFIED BY MAIL. THE
 THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE AN ONLINE METHOD BY WHICH ANY PERSON  CAN
 REGISTER  FOR TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS OR ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR A FEE NOTIFICA-
 TION AS WELL AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OPTION.
   2. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED  WITH
 THE  PAYMENT OF A TOLL FEE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
 DISPUTE SUCH FEE AND ANY RELATED PENALTIES INCURRED. THE COMMISSIONER OF
 MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ADJUDI-
 CATION  OF SUCH DISPUTES WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFEC-
 TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED  WITH
 THE  PAYMENT OF A TOLL FEE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
 ESTABLISH A PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH  FEE  AND  ANY  RELATED
 PENALTIES.    THE  COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROMULGATE RULES
 AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH PAYMENT  PLAN  WITHIN  ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED WITH
 THE PAYMENT OF A TOLL FEE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ENTITLED  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S7344A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-zzzzz, Gen Bus L

2017-S7344A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "toll payer protection act" to establish a New York toll payers' bill of rights; provides that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who is charged with the payment of a cashless toll fee in the state of New York shall have the option to be notified by text message or electronic mail that such fee has been so charged, the entity to which such fee must be paid, and the date by when such fee must be paid; further provides for the establishment of a payment plan for the payment of a toll fee and any related penalties; makes related provisions.

2017-S7344A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7344A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7344--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  enacting  "the
   toll payer protection act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the toll payer
 protection act."
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 zzzzz to read as follows:
   §  399-ZZZZZ.  TOLL  PAYER PROTECTION ACT. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPO-
 RATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED WITH THE PAYMENT  OF  A  CASHLESS
 TOLL  FEE  IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO BE NOTIFIED
 BY TEXT MESSAGE OR ELECTRONIC MAIL THAT SUCH FEE HAS  BEEN  SO  CHARGED,
 THE ENTITY TO WHICH SUCH FEE MUST BE PAID, AND THE DATE BY WHEN SUCH FEE
 MUST BE PAID, NO MORE THAN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS FOLLOWING THE TIME SUCH FEE
 HAS  BEEN  INCURRED,  OR NO MORE THAN FOURTEEN DAYS IF NOTIFIED BY MAIL.
 THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE AN ONLINE METHOD BY WHICH ANY  PERSON
 CAN  REGISTER  FOR  TEXT  MESSAGE  ALERTS  OR  ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR A FEE
 NOTIFICATION.
   2. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED  WITH
 THE  PAYMENT OF A TOLL FEE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
 DISPUTE SUCH FEE AND ANY RELATED PENALTIES INCURRED.   THE  PROCESS  FOR
 SUCH  DISPUTES SHALL BE PROMINENTLY POSTED ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY
 AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AN OPTION  TO  INITIATE  A  TOLL
 DISPUTE  ONLINE  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION.
   3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO IS CHARGED  WITH
 THE  PAYMENT OF A TOLL FEE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
 ESTABLISH A PAYMENT PLAN FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH  FEE  AND  ANY  RELATED
 PENALTIES.    THE  COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROMULGATE RULES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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