New York State Assembly

 
•  Summary 
 
•  Actions 
 
•  Committee Votes 
 
•  Floor Votes 
 
•  Memo 
 
•  Text 

A07307 Summary:

A07307 Actions:

A07307 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/17/2016AYE/NAY:19/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Excused
Brennan
Excused
Montesano
Aye
Wright
Aye
Ra
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Tenney
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye

A07307 Floor Votes:

A07307 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7307
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 5, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, COOK, JAFFEE, CRESPO, ARROYO,
          ENGLEBRIGHT,  BLAKE,  MONTESANO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.
          CROUCH, GALEF, MURRAY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
          Transportation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to proscribing
          indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  398-e to read as follows:
     3    §   398-e.   Indemnity   provision  in  motor  carrier  transportation
     4  contracts. 1. For the purposes of this section:
     5    (a) "motor carrier transportation contract" means a  contract,  agree-
     6  ment or understanding covering:
     7    (i)  the  transportation  of  property for compensation or hire by the
     8  motor carrier;
     9    (ii) entrance on property by the motor  carrier  for  the  purpose  of
    10  loading, unloading or transporting property for compensation or hire; or
    11    (iii)  a  service incidental to activity described in subparagraph (i)
    12  or (ii) of this paragraph, including, but not  limited  to,  storage  of
    13  property.
    14    (b)  "promisee" means the promisee and any agents, employees, servants
    15  or independent contractors who are directly responsible to the  promisee
    16  except  for  motor  carriers  party  to  a  motor carrier transportation
    17  contract with the promisee and such motor carrier's  agents,  employees,
    18  servants  or  independent contractors directly responsible to such motor
    19  carrier.
    20    2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a  provision,
    21  clause  or  agreement  contained  in, collateral to or affecting a motor
    22  carrier transportation contract that purports to  indemnify,  defend  or
    23  hold  harmless,  or has the effect of indemnifying, defending or holding
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10304-01-5
        A. 7307                             2
 
     1  harmless, the promisee from or against any liability for loss or  damage
     2  resulting  from  the  negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the
     3  promisee is against the public policy of this  state  and  is  void  and
     4  unenforceable.
     5    3.  "Motor  carrier  transportation  contract,"  as  defined  in  this
     6  section, shall not include the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facil-
     7  ities Access Agreement administered by  the  Intermodal  Association  of
     8  North  America or other agreements providing for the interchange, use or
     9  possession of intermodal chassis, containers or other intermodal  equip-
    10  ment.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.