Assembly Bill A572

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits transportation network companies from enacting surge pricing during declared federal, state and local emergencies

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A572 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1691 & 1692, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9941

2023-A572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits transportation network companies from enacting surge pricing during declared federal, state and local emergencies; subjects violators to a two hundred fifty dollar fine.

2023-A572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    572
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   BURGOS,   CUNNINGHAM,   GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   DE LOS SANTOS, BRONSON, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, TAYLOR, SIMON, GIBBS, JENSEN,
   K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   transportation  network  companies  from enacting surge pricing during
   declared federal, state and local emergencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1691 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. "SURGE PRICING" MEANS THE PRACTICE OF RAISING  PRICES  WHEN  DEMAND
 FOR A SERVICE IS STRONG AND RETURNING PRICES TO NORMAL WHEN DEMAND FOR A
 SERVICE RETURNS TO NORMAL LEVELS.
   §  2. Section 1692 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. NO TNC SHALL ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE  OF  SURGE  PRICING  DURING  A
 DECLARED  FEDERAL  EMERGENCY,  STATE  DISASTER  EMERGENCY, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR  LOCAL  STATE  OF  EMERGENCY  OR
 LOCAL  EMERGENCY ORDERS, AS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW. A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY  A
 CIVIL PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH OCCURRENCE.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00622-01-3

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