Assembly Bill A5822

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for requirements for the rental of helmets

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A5822 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6985
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-ccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10054

2025-A5822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every person, corporation, association or partnership who rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business to ensure that such helmets are undamaged.

2025-A5822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5822
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  requirements
   for the rental of helmets
 
   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 "safe helmet act".
   §  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-
 ccc to read as follows:
   § 391-CCC. RENTAL OF HELMETS. 1. NO PERSON,  CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION
 OR  PARTNERSHIP  WHO  RENTS  HELMETS OR PROVIDES HELMETS TO CUSTOMERS AS
 PART OF THEIR BUSINESS SHALL RENT OR PROVIDE A HELMET THAT HAS PREVIOUS-
 LY SUSTAINED AN IMPACT.
   2. (A) (I) EVERY PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR  PARTNERSHIP  WHO
 RENTS HELMETS OR PROVIDES HELMETS TO CUSTOMERS AS PART OF THEIR BUSINESS
 SHALL  DIRECTLY  INQUIRE  FROM  EVERY CUSTOMER ABOUT WHETHER ANY IMPACTS
 HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED TO A RENTED OR PROVIDED HELMET UPON  THE  RETURN  OF
 SUCH HELMET.
   (II)  EVERY  PERSON, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR PARTNERSHIP WHO RENTS
 HELMETS OR PROVIDES HELMETS TO CUSTOMERS AS PART OF THEIR BUSINESS SHALL
 KEEP A WRITTEN RECORD OF EVERY NOTIFICATION OF AN IMPACT PROVIDED  BY  A
 CUSTOMER PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  NO  PERSON,  CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION  OR  PARTNERSHIP WHO RENTS
 HELMETS OR PROVIDES HELMETS TO  CUSTOMERS  AS  PART  OF  THEIR  BUSINESS
 SHALL:
   (I)  CHARGE A CUSTOMER A FEE OR PENALTY IF A HELMET RENTED OR PROVIDED
 TO SUCH CUSTOMER SUSTAINED AN IMPACT WHILE IN  THE  POSSESSION  OF  SUCH
 CUSTOMER; OR
   (II)  PROVIDE  A  DISCOUNT  OR INCENTIVE TO A CUSTOMER FOR RETURNING A
 RENTED OR PROVIDED HELMET UNDAMAGED.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09843-01-5

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