Assembly Bill A7480A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles

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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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Bill Amendments

2015-A7480 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5301
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §181, Gen Muni L; amd §498, V & T L

2015-A7480 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles.

2015-A7480 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7480

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the  vehicle  and  traffic
  law,  in  relation to authorizing the county of Ulster to regulate the
  registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and  livery  vehi-
  cles

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 181 of the general municipal  law,
as  separately  amended  by chapters 382 and 385 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. The registration and licensing of taxicabs and may limit the number
of taxicabs to be licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi-
nances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and  limou-
sines  and may limit the number to be licensed; the county of Nassau may
adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and limousines;
and the county of Suffolk may adopt ordinances regulating the  registra-
tion  of  taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles; [and] the county of
Rockland may adopt local laws or ordinances regulating the  registration
and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles and may limit
the number to be licensed; AND THE COUNTY OF ULSTER MAY ADOPT LOCAL LAWS
OR  ORDINANCES  REGULATING  THE  REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF TAXICABS,
LIMOUSINES, AND LIVERY VEHICLES AND MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER TO BE LICENSED.
  S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of  the  vehicle  and
traffic  law,  as separately amended by chapters 382 and 385 of the laws
of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one
million or more, or a county within New York state  contiguous  to  such
city  [or],  the  county  of Suffolk [or], the county of Rockland OR THE
COUNTY OF ULSTER, that requires  the  issuance  of  a  license,  permit,
registration,  certification  or other approval for a vehicle to perform
the pre-arranged pick up or drop off of one or more passengers  in  such
jurisdiction for compensation.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

              

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2015-A7480A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5301
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §181, Gen Muni L; amd §498, V & T L

2015-A7480A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles.

2015-A7480A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7480--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
  Local  Governments  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law and the vehicle and traffic
  law, in relation to authorizing the county of Ulster to  regulate  the
  registration  and  licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehi-
  cles

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 181 of the general municipal law,
as amended by chapter 498 of the laws of 2015, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1. The registration and licensing of taxicabs and may limit the number
of taxicabs to be licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi-
nances  regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and limou-
sines and may limit the number to be licensed; the county of Nassau  may
adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and limousines;
and  the county of Suffolk may adopt local laws or ordinances regulating
the registration of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles; [and] the
county of Rockland may adopt local laws  or  ordinances  regulating  the
registration  and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles
and may limit the number to be licensed; AND THE COUNTY  OF  ULSTER  MAY
ADOPT LOCAL LAWS OR ORDINANCES REGULATING THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
OF TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES, AND LIVERY VEHICLES.
  S  2.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 382 and 385 of  the  laws
of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one
million  or  more,  or a county within New York state contiguous to such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10667-03-6
              

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