Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A2283

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the registration and regulation of rental vehicle companies by the commissioner of motor vehicles; repealer

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

2009-A2283 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12-A §§210 - 216-j, rpld §§391-g, 391-l, 396-z & 398-b, Gen Bus L; add §229, amd §1229-c, V & T L; amd §3440, Ins L

2009-A2283 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the registration and regulation by the commissioner of motor vehicles of rental vehicle companies, as defined; prohibits discriminatory practices by rental vehicle companies based on age, credit card ownership, geographical location of renter's residence or past driving history; provides other protections in vehicle renting, including limits of liability of one hundred dollars except under certain circumstances; sets procedures for accident reports and for suspension or revocation of registration and for civil penalties

2009-A2283 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2283

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PHEFFER, SILVER, COOK, AUBRY, GREENE, DINOWITZ,
  P. RIVERA, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO,  BARRA,
  CLARK,  COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  DIAZ,  FARRELL,  GALEF, GANTT, GIANARIS,
  GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, HOYT, JACOBS, MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,  MILLMAN,
  ORTIZ,  TOWNS,  WRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, the vehicle and  traffic  law,
  and  the  insurance law, in relation to providing for the registration
  and regulation of rental vehicle companies;  to  amend  the  insurance
  law,  and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making technical
  corrections thereto and repealing certain provisions  of  the  general
  business law relating to requirements for the rental of motor vehicles

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
12-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 12-A
                        RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES
SECTION 210.   STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
        211.   DEFINITIONS.
        212.   REGISTRATION OF RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES.
        213.   APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
        214.   REGISTRATION FEES.
        215.   BUSINESS REORGANIZATION.
        216.   GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, AND REFUSAL TO  ISSUE
                 OR TO RENEW A REGISTRATION.
        216-A. HEARINGS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION; SUBPOENAS.
        216-B. ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.
        216-C. UNREGISTERED  OPERATION;  OPERATION  WHILE  SUSPENDED  OR
                 REVOKED; PROCEDURE AND PENALTIES.
        216-D. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05323-02-9
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.