Bill Text: NY A07143 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the practice of surge pricing by rideshare service companies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A07143 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07143-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7143
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 10, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Consumer Affairs and Protection
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
          practice of surge pricing by rideshare service companies
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  396-pp to read as follows:
     3    § 396-pp. Rideshare service; surge pricing prohibited. 1. For purposes
     4  of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    a.  "rideshare  service" shall mean a transportation service that uses
     6  an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with  drivers  who  use
     7  their personal, non-commercial vehicles to drive passengers for a fee.
     8    b.  "online-enabled platform" shall mean an app, program, text message
     9  service, email service or any other communications technology capable of
    10  connecting users of such technology by means of a smart  phone,  tablet,
    11  computer or any other similar device.
    12    c.  "surge  pricing"  shall  mean  the practice of raising prices when
    13  demand for a service is strong and lowering prices  when  demand  for  a
    14  service is weak.
    15    2.  No  person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
    16  any other company, business or firm however organized  that  operates  a
    17  rideshare  service  shall  engage  in  the  practice of surge pricing. A
    18  violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of  two
    19  hundred fifty dollars for each such occurrence.
    20    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    21  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11083-01-9