New York S 6985: Provides for requirements for the rental of helmets

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S06985 Summary:

BILL NOS06985A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05822-A

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §391-ccc, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits any person, corporation, association or partnership who rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business from renting or providing a helmet that has sustained an impact.

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BILL NOS06985A

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1414

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.184

01/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/03/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/13/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6985A

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6985--A
 Cal. No. 184

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requirements
 for the rental of helmets

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "safe helmet act".
 3 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-
 4 ccc to read as follows:
 5 § 391-ccc. Rental of helmets. 1. No person, corporation, association
 6 or partnership who rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as
 7 part of their business shall rent or provide a helmet that has previous-
 8 ly sustained an impact. For the purposes of this section, the term
 9 "impact" shall mean any collision, strike, fall, or other contact
 10 between a helmet and a surface or other object that is sufficient to
 11 compromise the structural integrity of such helmet, whether or not
 12 damage is visible.
 13 2. (a) (i) Every person, corporation, association or partnership who
 14 rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business
 15 shall directly inquire from every customer about whether any impacts
 16 have been sustained to a rented or provided helmet upon the return of
 17 such helmet.
 18 (ii) Every person, corporation, association or partnership who rents
 19 helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09843-02-6

 S. 6985--A 2

 1 keep a written record of every notification of an impact provided by a
 2 customer pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
 3 (b) No person, corporation, association or partnership who rents
 4 helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business
 5 shall:
 6 (i) charge a customer a fee or penalty if a helmet rented or provided
 7 to such customer sustained an impact while in the possession of such
 8 customer; or
 9 (ii) provide a discount or incentive to a customer for returning a
 10 rented or provided helmet undamaged.
 11 3. No person, corporation, association or partnership who rents
 12 helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business shall
 13 store a helmet which has sustained an impact with undamaged helmets.
 14 4. A person, corporation, association or partnership that rents or
 15 provides helmets to customers as part of their business shall post a
 16 notice clearly visible to customers, and provide to such customers at
 17 the time of rental, with a written no