Senate Bill S1502

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to establish rules and regulations providing for truck rental security

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2023-S1502 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §709, Exec L; amd §396-z, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4719
2011-2012: S2532
2013-2014: S601
2015-2016: S2475
2017-2018: S3135
2019-2020: S2103
2021-2022: S1233

2023-S1502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop rules and regulations relating to truck rental security; requires any person or organization in the business of renting trucks, vans or trailers to the public to be registered with the state.

2023-S1502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1502
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
   relation  to directing the division of homeland security and emergency
   services to develop rules and regulations  relating  to  truck  rental
   security
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  709  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (w) is added to read as follows:
   (W)  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  WITHIN  TWELVE MONTHS OF THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TO ENSURE THAT:
   (I) ANY PERSON  OR  ORGANIZATION,  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  OR  AFFILIATE,
 INCLUDING A FRANCHISE, IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAIL-
 ERS  TO  THE PUBLIC FROM LOCATIONS IN THIS STATE, BE REGISTERED WITH THE
 DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES;
   (II) EACH SUCH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS  ACCURATE  RECORDS  OF
 ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS; AND
   (III)  ANY  PERSON  OR  ORGANIZATION,  OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE,
 INCLUDING A FRANCHISE, IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING TRUCKS, VANS OR TRAIL-
 ERS TO THE PUBLIC REQUIRE A VALID DRIVER'S  LICENSE  AND  AT  LEAST  ONE
 OTHER  FORM  OF  IDENTIFICATION  TO  RENT  TRUCKS,  VANS OR TRAILERS AND
 REQUIRE THAT MEANINGFUL ASSURANCES ARE MADE  BY  THE  RENTAL  ENTITY  TO
 VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER;
   (IV) ANY PERSON RENTING A TRUCK, VAN OR TRAILER MAY BE CHECKED AGAINST
 STATE  OR  FEDERAL  CRIMINAL DATABASES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SCREENING FOR
 POSSIBLE TERRORISTS; AND
   (V) THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND  PROMOTE  BEST  PRACTICES  FOR  THE
 TRUCK  RENTAL  INDUSTRY  IN  THIS STATE, AND WORK TO EDUCATE PERSONS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05272-01-3
              

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