New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11670: Relates to payments made to commercial towing companies and storage lot operators
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Requires commercial towing companies and storage lot operators to accept at least two major credit or debit cards; increases fines for violations.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to payments made to commercial towers and storage lot operators.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to payments made to commercial towers and storage lot operators THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 399-x of the general business law is amended by adding a new paragraph d and subdivisions 2 and 3, subdivision 2 as added by chapter 166 of the laws of 1997 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 328 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows: D. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MAJOR CREDIT CARD" SHALL MEAN MASTERCARD, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS OR DISCOVER. 2. Requirements. Each and every commercial tower or storage lot operator, which requires the payment by an owner of a towed motor vehicle of all or part of the towing and/or storage charges associated with the towing and/or storage of such owner's motor vehicle as a precondition to the release of such motor vehicle to such owner or [his or her] THEIR authorized representative[, and which accepts] MUST ACCEPT CASH AND AT LEAST TWO MAJOR credit cards, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION or debit cards, as [those terms are] THAT TERM IS defined in section five hundred eleven of this chapter …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A11670?
- A11670 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to payments made to commercial towing companies and storage lot operators.
- What does A11670 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to payments made to commercial towers and storage lot operators.
- What is the status of A11670?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11670?
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81).
- Where is the official record for A11670?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11670
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.