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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5509

SB 5509: Rental car companies

Clarifying rental car company charges, surcharges, and fees to be included in rental car agreements.

Summary

  • Allows rental car companies to include separately stated surcharges or fees in their rental agreements.
  • Requires a rental car company that includes a separate vehicle license cost recovery fee in a transaction to insure that the fee is a good faith estimate of the average daily charge to recover the total annual titling, registration, plating, and inspection costs for the vehicle.
  • Requires the rental car company to adjust the vehicle cost recovery fee for the following calendar year by the corresponding amount if the vehicle cost recovery fee is found to exceed the actual costs.
  • Requires a rental car company that includes a separate child restraint system fee in a transaction to ensure that the fee is a good faith estimate of the rental car company's costs to provide the child restraint system.
  • Allows rental car customers who pay a child restraint system rental fee to cancel the reservation for a vehicle without penalty and receive a full refund if the child restraint system is not provided within one hour of the customer's arrival at the location where the customer expects to receive the vehicle.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5509), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 346, Laws of 2009
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 23, 2009
  3. Passed SenateMar 10, 2009
  4. Passed HouseApr 13, 2009
  5. GovernorMay 5, 2009
  6. LawMay 5, 2009
Prime sponsor
Chris Marr (D-6)
Introduced
January 26, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
May 5, 2009
Session law
Chapter 346, Laws of 2009
Companion bill
HB 1779
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5509, SSB 5509

AN ACT Relating to clarifying rental car company charges, surcharges, and fees to be included in rental car agreements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Marr (D-6)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Claudia Kauffman D-47Paull Shin D-21

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 10, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 5509
44 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27004
Republican17001
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 13, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 5509
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat59003
Republican36000
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 19, 2009
Version voted on: SSB 5509
46 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat31000
Republican15102
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Nay (1)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/26/2009. (SSB 5509)
  2. Chapter 346, 2009 Laws. (SSB 5509)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 5509)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5509)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5509)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5509)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SSB 5509)
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments. (SSB 5509)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SSB 5509)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5509)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (SSB 5509)
  12. Placed on second reading. (SSB 5509)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5509)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5509)
  15. TR - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5509)
  16. TR - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5509)
  17. First reading, referred to Transportation. (SSB 5509)
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. (SSB 5509)
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5509)
  20. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5509)
  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5509)
  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  24. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5509)
  25. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5509)
  27. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5509)
  28. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5509)
  29. Minority; without recommendation.
  30. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. First reading, referred to Transportation.

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