Assembly Bill A9978

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to excluding vehicles designed for paratransit transportation from the definition of for-hire vehicle

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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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2011-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1280, Tax L; amd §4, Chap 9 of 2012
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A948

2011-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to excluding vehicles designed for paratransit transportation from the definition of for-hire vehicle.

2011-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9978

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law and chapter 9 of the laws of 2012,  amending
  the  tax  law and other laws relating to taxicabs and HAIL licenses in
  New York city, in relation to excluding vehicles  designed  for  para-
  transit transportation from the definition of for-hire vehicle

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision (p) of section 1280 of the tax law, as added by
chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  (p) "For-hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle carrying  passengers  for
hire  in the city, with a seating capacity of twenty passengers or less,
not including the driver, other than a  taxicab,  coach,  commuter  van,
VEHICLE  DESIGNED  FOR  PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION
FIFTEEN-B OF THE TRANSPORTATION  LAW  or  an  authorized  bus  operating
pursuant to applicable provisions of law. For the purpose of this subdi-
vision,  "seating  capacity" shall include any plain view location which
is capable of accommodating a normal adult, is part of an  overall  seat
configuration and design, and is likely to be used as a seating position
while the vehicle is in motion.
  S  2.  Subdivision  (d) of section 4 of chapter 9 of the laws of 2012,
amending the tax law and  other  laws  relating  to  taxicabs  and  HAIL
licenses in New York city, is amended to read as follows:
  (d)  "For-hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle carrying passengers for-
hire in the city, with a seating capacity of twenty passengers or  less,
not  including  the  driver,  other than a taxicab, coach, commuter van,
VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION AS  DEFINED  BY  SECTION
FIFTEEN-B  OF  THE  TRANSPORTATION  LAW  or  an authorized bus operating
pursuant to applicable provisions of law. For the purpose of this subdi-
vision, "seating capacity" shall include any plain view  location  which
is  capable  of  accommodating a normal adult as part of an overall seat
configuration and design and is likely to be used as a seating  position
while the vehicle is in motion.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15210-01-2

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