New York S 797: Relates to amending provisions requiring the termination of connected vehicle services upon the request of a domestic violence victim

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S00797 Summary:

BILL NOS00797 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00434

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §399-ccccc, Gen Bus L; amd §2, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.9174-B & A.9616-C)

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Amends certain provisions requiring the termination of connected vehicle services upon the request of a domestic violence victim; requires the provider of the connected vehicle services to terminate such services within two days of receiving a request; directs the office for the prevention of domestic violence to make information available on their website; defines terms.

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BILL NOS00797 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.71

01/28/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A434

&nbspA00434 AMEND= Rosenthal

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/14/2025reported referred to codes

&nbsp01/22/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/22/2025reported 

&nbsp01/22/2025rules report cal.39

&nbsp01/22/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.39

&nbsp01/27/2025passed assembly

&nbsp01/27/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp01/27/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/28/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S797

&nbsp01/28/20253RD READING CAL.71

&nbsp01/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/12/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp02/14/2025signed chap.17

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 797

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to connected vehi-
 cle service and domestic violence victims; and to amend a chapter of
 the laws of 2024 amending the general business law relating to remote
 vehicle technology and domestic violence victims, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 9174-B and A. 9616-C, in relation to the
 effectiveness thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 399-ccccc of the general business law, as added by
 2 a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general business law relating
 3 to remote vehicle technology and domestic violence victims, as proposed
 4 in legislative bills numbers S. 9174-B and A. 9616-C, is amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 § 399-ccccc. [Remote] Connected vehicle [technology] service; domestic
 7 violence victims. 1. For the purposes of this section, the [term "remote
 8 vehicle technology" shall mean any technology that allows a person who
 9 is outside of a vehicle to track the location of, or control any opera-
 10 tion of, the vehicle, and includes, but is not limited to, a global
 11 positioning system (GPS) that tracks the location of the vehicle or an
 12 app-based technology that controls any operation of the vehicle] terms:
 13 (a) "connected vehicle service" shall mean any technology that enables a
 14 person, other than the driver or a covered provider, to track the
 15 location of, control any operation of, or obtain or share data from the
 16 vehicle including, but not limited to, a global positioning system (GPS)
 17 that tracks the location of the vehicle or an app-based technology that
 18 controls any operation of the vehicle; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02794-01-5

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 1 (b) "covered provider" shall mean a vehicle manufacturer or an entity
 2 acting on behalf of the vehicle manufacturer that provides any connected
 3 vehicle service.
 4 2. (a) A [vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer located] covered provider
 5 operating in this state shall, within [five] two business days after
 6 receiving a request by a driver who meets the requirements of subdivi-
 7 sion three of this section, terminate an individual's access to [remote
 8 vehicle technology] any connected vehicle service.
 9 (b) Upon a showing that termination of an individual's access to
 10 [remote