Senate Bill S5932A

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to credit card processing fees

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

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2019-S5932 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7856
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-b, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4034
2023-2024: S2490

2019-S5932 - Summary

Permits regulatory agencies to adjust any authorized fares to account for credit card processing fees for meters used in for-hire vehicles and requires credit card processing fees to be separately stated on receipts to passengers of such vehicles.

2019-S5932 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5932 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5932
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to credit card processing fees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1299-b of the tax
 law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) The surcharge imposed by this article  must  be  passed  along  to
 passengers and separately stated on any receipt that is provided to such
 passengers.  The  passing along of such surcharge shall not be construed
 by any court or administrative body as the imposition of  the  surcharge
 on  the person or entity that pays for the for-hire transportation trip.
 All regulatory agencies must adjust any fares  that  are  authorized  by
 them  to include the surcharge imposed by this article AND ARE PERMITTED
 TO ADJUST ANY AUTHORIZED FARES TO ACCOUNT  FOR  CREDIT  CARD  PROCESSING
 FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, and must require that any meter or
 other  instrument used in any for-hire vehicle regulated by it to calcu-
 late fares be adjusted to include the surcharge. CREDIT CARD  PROCESSING
 FEES  SHALL ALSO BE SEPARATELY STATED ON ANY RECEIPT THAT IS PROVIDED TO
 SUCH PASSENGERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11794-01-9

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2019-S5932A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7856
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-b, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4034
2023-2024: S2490

2019-S5932A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits regulatory agencies to adjust any authorized fares to account for credit card processing fees for meters used in for-hire vehicles and requires credit card processing fees to be separately stated on receipts to passengers of such vehicles.

2019-S5932A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5932A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5932--A
     Cal. No. 1262
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  PARKER,  RAMOS, SAVINO -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government Operations -- committee discharged and
   said bill committed to the Committee on Rules  --  reported  favorably
   from  said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and
   delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to credit card processing fees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1299-b of the tax
 law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) The surcharge imposed by this article  must  be  passed  along  to
 passengers and separately stated on any receipt that is provided to such
 passengers.  The  passing along of such surcharge shall not be construed
 by any court or administrative body as the imposition of  the  surcharge
 on  the person or entity that pays for the for-hire transportation trip.
 All regulatory agencies must adjust any fares  that  are  authorized  by
 them  to include the surcharge imposed by this article AND ARE PERMITTED
 TO ADJUST ANY AUTHORIZED FARES TO ACCOUNT  FOR  CREDIT  CARD  PROCESSING
 FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, and must require that any meter or
 other  instrument used in any for-hire vehicle regulated by it to calcu-
 late fares be adjusted to include the surcharge. FOR MEDALLION VEHICLES,
 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES SHALL  ALSO  BE  SEPARATELY  STATED  ON  ANY
 RECEIPT THAT IS PROVIDED TO SUCH PASSENGERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11794-02-9

co-Sponsors

2019-S5932B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7856
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-b, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4034
2023-2024: S2490

2019-S5932B - Summary

Permits regulatory agencies to adjust any authorized fares to account for credit card processing fees for meters used in for-hire vehicles and requires credit card processing fees to be separately stated on receipts to passengers of such vehicles.

2019-S5932B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5932B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5932--B
     Cal. No. 1262
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  PARKER,  RAMOS, SAVINO -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations  and  Government Operations -- committee discharged and
   said bill committed to the Committee on Rules  --  reported  favorably
   from  said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and
   delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
   the order of third reading -- again  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to credit card processing fees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1299-b of the tax
 law, as added by section 2 of part NNN of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The  surcharge  imposed  by  this article must be passed along to
 passengers and separately stated on any receipt that is provided to such
 passengers. The passing along of such surcharge shall not  be  construed
 by  any  court or administrative body as the imposition of the surcharge
 on the person or entity that pays for the for-hire transportation  trip.
 All  regulatory  agencies  must  adjust any fares that are authorized by
 them to include the surcharge imposed by this article AND  SHALL  ADJUST
 ANY  AUTHORIZED  FARES  TO  ACCOUNT  FOR  CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, and must require that any meter  or  other
 instrument  used  in  any  for-hire vehicle regulated by it to calculate
 fares be adjusted to include  the  surcharge.  FOR  MEDALLION  VEHICLES,
 CREDIT  CARD  PROCESSING  FEES  SHALL  ALSO  BE SEPARATELY STATED ON ANY
 RECEIPT THAT IS PROVIDED TO SUCH PASSENGERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11794-03-9

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