New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S2088: Requires vehicle rental agreements instruct renters to remove personal information before returning the vehicle and permits rental vehicles to have decals informing the renter to remove such information
Status: Introduced, June 15, 2026
Requires rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle once returned.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle once returned.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle once returned THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 391-r to read as follows: § 391-R. PERSONAL INFORMATION ON RENTAL VEHICLES. ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF RENTING MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL, UPON RECEIPT OF A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM A CUSTOMER, REMOVE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM SUCH VEHICLE RELATING TO THE CUSTOMER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03396-02-5
Sponsors
- Brian Kavanagh (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is S2088?
- S2088 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires vehicle rental agreements instruct renters to remove personal information before returning the vehicle and permits rental vehicles to have decals informing the renter to remove such information.
- What does S2088 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring rental vehicles have any personal information removed from the vehicle once returned.
- What is the status of S2088?
- Introduced as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2088?
- Brian Kavanagh (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for S2088?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2088
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.