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Senate Bill S194
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2019-S194 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §79-o, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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2019-S194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S194 SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the involuntary removal from a commercial passenger aircraft of any passenger having an assigned seat thereon, on the basis of over- booking by the operator of such aircraft PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that no commercial aircraft passenger is involuntarily removed from a seat that he or she have paid for and is seated on. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends the civil rights law by adding a new section 79-o. Section 1 states that no passenger that has paid the fare and has been seated in his or her assigned seat shall be involuntarily removed from the aircraft solely on the bases that the owner or operator has over- booked the flight. Section 2 states that any such passenger that is
2019-S194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 194 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the involuntary removal from a commercial passenger aircraft of any passenger having an assigned seat thereon, on the basis of overbooking by the operator of such aircraft THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: § 79-O. ACTION FOR INVOLUNTARY REMOVAL FROM A COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT; CERTAIN CASES. 1. NO PASSENGER ADMITTED TO A COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT, HAVING PAID THE FARE FOR TRANSPORTATION ON SUCH AIRCRAFT AND HAVING AN ASSIGNED SEAT THEREON, SHALL BE INVOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM SUCH AIRCRAFT SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE OWNER OR OPERA- TOR OF THE AIRCRAFT OVERBOOKED THE FLIGHT THEREOF OR ASSIGNED THE PASSENGER'S SEAT TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. 2. ANY PERSON INVOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM A COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT, IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, MAY COMMENCE AND MAINTAIN A CAUSE OF ACTION TO RECOVER TREBLE DAMAGES, PLUS COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02641-01-9
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