Senate Bill S2531

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the rental of safety recalled cars until they are repaired in accordance with the recall

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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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2019-S2531 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4020
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §396-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5618, A8973
2013-2014: S1690, S6320, A5361
2015-2016: S6336, A3066
2017-2018: S1949, S7378, A10250
2021-2022: S5816, A2584
2023-2024: S2662, A2585

2019-S2531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the rental of safety recalled cars until they are repaired in accordance with the recall; requires disclosure of such recall notices to prospective vehicle renters if such recalled cars have not been repaired.

2019-S2531 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2531
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 prohibiting the
   rental of motor vehicles that are subject to a recall
 
   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, as amended by
 chapter 109 of the laws of 2018, is amended by adding a new  subdivision
 17 to read as follows:
   17. RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANIES SHALL INSPECT AND, IF APPROPRIATE, REPAIR
 ANY  RENTAL  VEHICLE  COVERED  UNDER  A FEDERAL OR MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY
 RECALL WITHIN ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY  DAYS  AFTER  RECEIVING  SUCH  NOTICE.
 FOLLOWING  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  NOTICE  BY  A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY, SUCH
 COMPANY MAY RENT A VEHICLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO A SAFETY  RECALL  PROVIDED
 THAT  SUCH  COMPANY  DISCLOSES  TO  ANY  PROSPECTIVE  RENTER OF VEHICLES
 COVERED UNDER A FEDERAL OR MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL THAT  THE  VEHI-
 CLES ARE SUBJECT TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES AND HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR
 REPAIRED  PRIOR  TO  THE SIGNING OF THE RENTAL AGREEMENT. IF ONE HUNDRED
 TWENTY DAYS SHALL LAPSE FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT  OF  NOTICE  BY  A  RENTAL
 VEHICLE  COMPANY  THAT  A  FEDERAL OR MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL IS IN
 EFFECT ON ANY OF THE VEHICLES OWNED BY THE RENTAL VEHICLE  COMPANY,  AND
 SUCH  RENTAL  VEHICLE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR SUCH VEHI-
 CLES, THE RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY SHALL HAVE THE OPTION, AS  AN  ALTERNA-
 TIVE TO UNDERTAKING THE INSPECTIONS OR REPAIRS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, TO
 DISCLOSE  TO  PROSPECTIVE RENTERS OF VEHICLES COVERED UNDER A FEDERAL OR
 MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL THAT THE VEHICLES  ARE  SUBJECT  TO  SAFETY
 RECALL  NOTICES  AND  HAVE  NOT  BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE
 SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT. ANY DISCLOSURES REQUIRED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE SET FORTH IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE RENTAL AGREE-
 MENT AND SHALL STATE (A) THAT THE SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS THE SUBJECT  OF  A
 SAFETY RECALL, (B) DESCRIBE THE RECALL IN QUESTION, AND (C) DESCRIBE THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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