Assembly Bill A6955A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal SMS results to potential customers

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6955 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1076
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9238, S7191
2011-2012: A6775, S1334, S5093
2013-2014: A984, S404, S4427
2017-2018: S4200

2015-A6955 - Summary

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal Safety Measurement System (SMS) results to potential customers.

2015-A6955 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6955

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- 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 11 to read as follows:
  11.  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  MEASUREMENT  SYSTEM (SMS) SCORES; PROVIDED THAT, IF THE
CONTRACT CARRIER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SCORES FOR  ANY  YEAR  OR  YEARS
PRIOR  TO  TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN, THE CONTRACT CARRIER MAY PROVIDE THE
SCORE OR SCORES CALCULATED  BY  THE  SAFETY  STATUS  MEASUREMENT  SYSTEM
(SAFESTAT) FOR THAT YEAR OR YEARS; AND
  B. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SCORES WERE CALCULATED AND WHAT THE SCORE
MEANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect thirty days after it shall have become
a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00484-01-5

2015-A6955A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1076
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9238, S7191
2011-2012: A6775, S1334, S5093
2013-2014: A984, S404, S4427
2017-2018: S4200

2015-A6955A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal Safety Measurement System (SMS) results to potential customers.

2015-A6955A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6955--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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 11 to read as follows:
  11. 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 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (SMS) SCORES; PROVIDED  THAT,  IF  THE
CONTRACT  CARRIER  IS  REQUIRED  TO PROVIDE SCORES FOR ANY YEAR OR YEARS
PRIOR TO TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, THE  CONTRACT  CARRIER  MAY  PROVIDE  THE
SCORE  OR  SCORES  CALCULATED  BY  THE  SAFETY STATUS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
(SAFESTAT) FOR THAT YEAR OR YEARS; AND
  B. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE SCORES WERE CALCULATED AND WHAT THE SCORE
MEANS.
  S 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.
                                                           LBD00484-03-5

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