S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7062
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. TORRES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
transportation network companies from enacting surge pricing during
declared federal, state and local emergencies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1691 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. "SURGE PRICING" MEANS THE PRACTICE OF RAISING PRICES WHEN DEMAND
FOR A SERVICE IS STRONG AND RETURNING PRICES TO NORMAL WHEN DEMAND FOR A
SERVICE RETURNS TO NORMAL LEVELS.
§ 2. Section 1692 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
11. NO TNC SHALL ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF SURGE PRICING DURING A
DECLARED FEDERAL EMERGENCY, STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
LOCAL EMERGENCY ORDERS, AS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THE
EXECUTIVE LAW. A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A
CIVIL PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH OCCURRENCE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07725-01-5
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