BILL NUMBER: S2088
SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle
once returned
 
PURPOSE: OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of the bill is to include in a rental agreement that any
information uploaded to a vehicle by a renter, must be removed prior to
returning the vehicle.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Section 396-z of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 17 that requires all rental vehicle companies
to include a clause, within rental agreements, that instructs all
renters to remove their personal information from vehicles before
returning them and allows the option to place a decal within the vehicle
that reminds renters of this clause.
Section 2: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become law.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Modern vehicles tend to include applications and software that allows
you to upload your personal information in order to make calling, music
playing, and other processes easier while driving. Although this is
useful for the renter, it leaves their personal information vulnerable
to the next renter. This bill protects consumers by including a clause
in all car rental agreements that requires renters to remove their
personal information from the rented vehicles before their return.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S9284A (KaVanagh) - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION /A9924A (Jack-
son) ordered to third reading rules cal.204
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become law.