Assembly Bill A7641

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the involuntary removal of a passenger from a commercial passenger aircraft on the basis of overbooking

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7641 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5832
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S194

2017-A7641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the involuntary removal of a passenger from a commercial passenger aircraft on the basis of overbooking; authorizes the commencement of a course of action from treble damages therefor.

2017-A7641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7641
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
   involuntary  removal  from  a  commercial  passenger  aircraft  of any
   passenger having an assigned seat thereon, on the basis of overbooking
   by the operator of such aircraft
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
 79-o to read as follows:
   § 79-O. ACTION FOR INVOLUNTARY REMOVAL  FROM  A  COMMERCIAL  PASSENGER
 AIRCRAFT;  CERTAIN  CASES.  1.  NO  PASSENGER  ADMITTED  TO A COMMERCIAL
 PASSENGER AIRCRAFT, HAVING PAID THE  FARE  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  ON  SUCH
 AIRCRAFT  AND  HAVING  AN  ASSIGNED SEAT THEREON, SHALL BE INVOLUNTARILY
 REMOVED FROM SUCH AIRCRAFT SOLELY ON THE BASES THAT THE OWNER OR  OPERA-
 TOR  OF  THE  AIRCRAFT  OVERBOOKED  THE  FLIGHT  THEREOF OR ASSIGNED THE
 PASSENGER'S SEAT TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
   2. ANY  PERSON  INVOLUNTARILY  REMOVED  FROM  A  COMMERCIAL  PASSENGER
 AIRCRAFT,  IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, MAY COMMENCE
 AND MAINTAIN A CAUSE OF ACTION TO RECOVER TREBLE DAMAGES, PLUS COSTS AND
 ATTORNEY'S FEES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11085-01-7

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