Assembly Bill A7839

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to transportation network companies

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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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2017-A7839 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3441 & 3455, amd §5103, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A8195

2017-A7839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to transportation network companies.

2017-A7839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7839
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to transportation network
   companies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new  section  3441
 to read as follows:
   §  3441.  TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK COMPANIES.   (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO TRANSPORTA-
 TION NETWORK COMPANIES.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  THE  FOLLOWING  DEFINITIONS  SHALL
 APPLY:
   (1)  "PERSONAL VEHICLE" MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE USED BY A TRANSPORTATION
 NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER AND IS OWNED  OR  LEASED  BY  THE  TRANSPORTATION
 NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER.
   (2)  "DIGITAL NETWORK" MEANS ANY ONLINE-ENABLED APPLICATION, SOFTWARE,
 WEBSITE OR SYSTEM OFFERED OR UTILIZED BY A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPA-
 NY THAT ENABLES THE PREARRANGEMENT OF RIDES WITH TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK
 COMPANY DRIVERS.
   (3) "TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY" MEANS A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP,
 SOLE  PROPRIETORSHIP,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY THAT IS OPERATING IN THIS STATE
 THAT USES A DIGITAL NETWORK TO CONNECT  TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK  COMPANY
 RIDERS TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVERS WHO PROVIDE PREARRANGED
 RIDES.
   (4) "TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER" OR "DRIVER" MEANS AN INDI-
 VIDUAL WHO:
   (A) RECEIVES CONNECTIONS TO POTENTIAL RIDERS AND RELATED SERVICES FROM
 A TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT OF A FEE TO THE
 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01668-02-7
              

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