New York S 4739: Prohibits transportation network companies from including mandatory arbitration clauses in user agreements for certain offenses

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S04739 Summary:

BILL NOS04739 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRPARKER

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Amd §1692, V & T L

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Relates to prohibiting transportation network companies from including mandatory arbitration clauses in user agreements for certain offenses including assault and sex offenses; provides all user agreements issued with such clause shall be considered null and void and new agreements without such clause shall be issued within 14 days of the effective date of this legislation.

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BILL NOS04739 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4739

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
 transportation network companies from including mandatory arbitration
 clauses in user agreements for certain offenses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 1692 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law is renumbered subdivision 11 and a new subdivision 10 is added to
 3 read as follows:
 4 10. No TNC user agreement shall contain a mandatory arbitration clause
 5 for certain offenses including matters of assault pursuant to article
 6 one hundred twenty of the penal law or sexual offenses pursuant to arti-
 7 cle one hundred thirty of the penal law. Any user agreement issued
 8 prior to the effective date of this subdivision containing such clause
 9 shall be considered null and void and new user agreements without such
 10 clause shall be issued to such users within fourteen days of the effec-
 11 tive date of this subdivision.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09460-01-5

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