Assembly Bill A7836

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits vehicle rental companies from utilizing global positioning devices to track an authorized driver

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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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2009-A7836 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง396-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3270

2009-A7836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no vehicle rental company shall utilize a global positioning system to track an authorized driver in order to impose fines or surcharges relating to the use of a rented vehicle by such driver.

2009-A7836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7836

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SPANO,  FIELDS,  BENEDETTO, EDDINGTON, KOON,
  BURLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CAHILL,  JOHN,  McDONOUGH,
  SCARBOROUGH,  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  the  use  of
  global positioning systems by car rental companies

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

  Section 1. Section 396-z of the general business  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
  12-A.  NO  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COMPANY SHALL UTILIZE A GLOBAL POSITIONING
SYSTEM TO TRACK AN  AUTHORIZED  DRIVER  IN  ORDER  TO  IMPOSE  FINES  OR
SURCHARGES RELATING TO SUCH DRIVER'S USE OF THE RENTAL VEHICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
amendments  to section 396-z of the general business law made by section
one of this act shall survive the repeal and reversion of  such  section
as provided by section 4 of chapter 656 of the laws of 2002, as amended.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07924-01-9

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