Senate Bill S3543

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prevents rental car companies imposing excessive fees on credit cards before expiration of rental period

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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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Bill Amendments

2009-S3543 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-l, Gen Bus L

2009-S3543 - Summary

Prevents rental car companies from imposing charges upon a credit card until the rental period has expired.

2009-S3543 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3543 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3543

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  preventing
  rental car companies from imposing certain charges on customers' cred-
  it cards

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 391-l of the general business law, as  redesignated
by  chapter 694 of the laws of 1995, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 4 to read as follows:
  4. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION
OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF  RENTING  MOTOR  VEHICLES  AND
ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS FOR PAYMENT OF SUCH RENTAL CHARGES TO PROCESS, OR
CAUSE TO BE PROCESSED, A CHARGE UPON A CREDIT CARD OF ANY PERSON RENTING
A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  UNLESS  AND  UNTIL  THE AGREED UPON RENTAL PERIOD HAS
EXPIRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04896-01-9

2009-S3543A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-l, Gen Bus L

2009-S3543A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents rental car companies from imposing charges upon a credit card until the rental period has expired.

2009-S3543A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3543A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3543--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
  recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  preventing
  rental car companies from imposing certain charges on customers' cred-
  it cards

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 391-l of the general business law, as  redesignated
by  chapter 694 of the laws of 1995, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 4 to read as follows:
  4. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION
OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF  RENTING  MOTOR  VEHICLES  AND
ACCEPTING  CREDIT  OR DEBIT CARDS FOR PAYMENT OF SUCH RENTAL TO PROCESS,
OR CAUSE TO BE PROCESSED, A BLOCK, PRIOR TO FINAL PAYMENT, ON THE CREDIT
OR DEBIT CARD OF ANY PERSON RENTING A MOTOR VEHICLE  UNLESS  THE  AMOUNT
AND  DURATION OF THE BLOCK IS DISCLOSED TO THE CONSUMER. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SUBDIVISION, "BLOCK" SHALL MEAN A TEMPORARY DEBIT, HOLD, RESERVE OR
WITHDRAWAL FROM A LINE OF CREDIT OR AN ACCOUNT ON DEPOSIT AT A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04896-03-0

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