Relates to a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle

Latest action May 12, 2026

Places a cap on the amount that a rental vehicle company may charge a renter for refueling a rental vehicle; imposes a maximum fine for a violation of such cap on charges.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Consumer Protection · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to establish a reasonable cap on the prices that rental companies are allowed to charge for refueling vehicles once they have been returned.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(58) (2) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesMay 11, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 20, 2025Result: passed
(58) (1) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMar 11, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Lea Webb

Democratic1

Lea Webb

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

People who rent cars often find themselves in unfamiliar areas with a limited amount of time to return a rented vehicle, especially if they are traveling and have to catch a flight or take some other action after returning the vehicle. When returning a vehicle, the consumer has two options: 1. Fuel up at a gas station and return it or 2. Return the vehicle with less fuel and pay the rental company to refuel it. In cases involving the latter, while companies should reasonably be able to charge more for gasoline than a gas station would charge to reflect the time and effort of filling up, there should be a cap in place in order to prevent companies from charging exorbitant rates, similar to the protections in place to prevent price gouging. Currently, a cap does not exist, which leaves consumers at the whim of rental companies. This bill would set the price cap at 25% above the regional average market value of gasoline as published by the United States energy and information administration, which is also the source that NYSERDA uses on its website to publish the monthly average price of gasoline.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1006
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1006
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
May 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Mar 13, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.513
1ST REPORT CAL.513
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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