S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3700
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, PARKER, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
gations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to credit card processing fees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1299-b of the tax
law, as added by section 2 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of
2018, is amended to read as follows:
(1) The surcharge imposed by this article must be passed along to
passengers and separately stated on any receipt that is provided to such
passengers. The passing along of such surcharge shall not be construed
by any court or administrative body as the imposition of the surcharge
on the person or entity that pays for the for-hire transportation trip.
All regulatory agencies must adjust any fares that are authorized by
them to include the surcharge imposed by this article AND ARE PERMITTED
TO ADJUST ANY AUTHORIZED FARES TO ACCOUNT FOR CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, and must require that any meter or
other instrument used in any for-hire vehicle regulated by it to calcu-
late fares be adjusted to include the surcharge. FOR MEDALLION VEHICLES,
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES SHALL ALSO BE SEPARATELY STATED ON ANY
RECEIPT THAT IS PROVIDED TO SUCH PASSENGERS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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