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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A9238
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLNER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A9238 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7191
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง140, Transp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A6775, S1334, S5093
2013-2014: A984, S404, S4427
2015-2016: A6955, S2284, S1076
2017-2018: S4200
2009-A9238 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9238 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring safety reports to potential customers of contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide and explain their most recent federal Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat) scores before entering into a contract with a customer. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends Section 140 of the transportation law to require that no contract carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall enter into a contract to provide services to any customer without first providing: - a written copy of the carrier's three most recent SafeStat scores, and - an explanation of how the score is calculated and what it means JUSTIFICATION: Customers of charter bus companies must be able to rely on those companies to operate safely, but in many instances customers sign contracts without access to carriers' safety records. According to a study by ESPN, the number of buses involved in traffic
2009-A9238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9238 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring safety reports to potential customers of contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. NO CONTRACT CARRIER OF PASSENGERS BY MOTOR VEHICLE, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ANY CUSTOMER WITHOUT FIRST PROVIDING THAT CUSTOMER WITH: A. A COPY, IN WRITING, OF THE CONTRACT CARRIER'S THREE MOST RECENT FEDERAL SAFETY STATUS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (SAFESTAT) SCORES; AND B. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SCORE IS CALCULATED AND WHAT THE SCORE MEANS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14852-01-9
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