Assembly Actions -
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Feb 17, 2022 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 14, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 09, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 08, 2022 |
1st report cal.462 |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to consumer protection returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 02, 2021 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 18, 2021 |
1st report cal.1077 |
Feb 01, 2021 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3985
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2021-S3985 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S3985 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3985 SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to a cap on the amount which rental vehicle companies may charge for refueling of a rental vehicle PURPOSE: This bill will establish a reasonable cap on the prices rental companies are allowed to charge for refueling vehicles once they are returned. Currently, a cap does not exist, which leaves consumers at the whim of rental companies. The price cap would be set at 25% above the regional average market value of gasoline as published by the United States ener- gy and information administration, which is also the source that NYSERDA uses on its website to publish the monthly average price of gasoline. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2021-S3985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3985 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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 a cap on the amount which rental vehicle companies may charge for refueling of a rental vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 396-z of the general business law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows: (B-1) A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY THAT CHARGES FOR THE REFUELING OF A RENTAL VEHICLE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL ONLY CHARGE THE RENTER FOR THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS NECESSARY TO RETURN THE FUEL TANK TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE TANK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RENTAL. THE RENTER SHALL NOT BE CHARGED FOR SUCH GAS AT A RATE EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REGIONAL AVER- AGE MARKET VALUE OF GAS AS PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES ENERGY AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION. WHERE A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY HAS VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY COMMENCE A SPECIAL PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF THIS SECTION, AND IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING THE COURT SHALL IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND, WHERE APPROPRI- ATE, ORDER RESTITUTION TO AGGRIEVED RENTERS. § 2. Subdivision 9 of section 396-z of the general business law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows: (B-1) A RENTAL VEHICLE COMPANY THAT CHARGES FOR THE REFUELING OF A RENTAL VEHICLE, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SHALL ONLY CHARGE THE RENTER FOR THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS NECESSARY TO RETURN THE FUEL TANK TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE TANK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RENTAL. THE RENTER SHALL NOT BE CHARGED FOR SUCH GAS AT A RATE EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE REGIONAL AVERAGE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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