| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
committed to rules |
| Mar 23, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 22, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 21, 2017 |
1st report cal.493 |
| Mar 15, 2017 |
print number 2458b |
| Mar 15, 2017 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Feb 08, 2017 |
print number 2458a |
| Feb 08, 2017 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
| Jan 13, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2458B
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S2458 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §140, Transp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S8497
2011-2012: S3824
2013-2014: S2977
2015-2016: S4355
2017-S2458 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2458
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
crime of assault of an operator of a for-hire vehicle
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
To protect taxi workers from being assaulted on the job by posting
signs in taxis alerting passengers of the punishment for assaulting
taxi workers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 titles the bill the "taxi driver protection act."
Section 2 amends section 60.07 of the penal law to allow every
for-hire vehicle to post a sign on the interior of such vehicle that
states "ATTENTION: Assaulting a Taxi Driver Is Punishable by up To
Twenty-Five Years in Prison."
Section 3 provides for the act to take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION :
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, taxi
workers are thirty times more likely to be killed on the job than
2017-S2458 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2458
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of assault of an
operator of a for-hire vehicle
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "taxi driv-
er protection act".
§ 2. Section 60.07 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 3 to read as follows:
3. EVERY FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SHALL POST A SIGN ON THE INTERIOR OF SUCH
VEHICLE STATING IN NOT LESS THAN SIXTEEN POINT PRINT THAT "ATTENTION:
ASSAULTING A TAXI DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON" PROVIDED, THAT OPERATORS OF LIVERY OR BLACK CAR VEHICLES SHALL
HAVE THE RIGHT BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION TO POST SUCH A SIGN WHILE PROVID-
ING FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICES.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2017-S2458A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §140, Transp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S8497
2011-2012: S3824
2013-2014: S2977
2015-2016: S4355
2017-S2458A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2458A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the transportation law, in relation
to enacting the "taxi driver protection act" requiring the posting of
signs in for-hire vehicles to prevent assault
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
To protect Drivers from being assaulted on the job by posting signs in
For Hire vehicles alerting passengers of the punishment for assaulting
drivers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 titles the bill the "taxi driver protection act."
Section 2 amends section 140 of the transportation law to allow every
for-hire vehicle to post a sign on the interior of such vehicle that
states "ATTENTION: Assaulting a Taxi Driver Is Punishable by up To
Twenty-Five Years in Prison."
Section 3 provides the Commissioner to promulgate any rules and
regulations necessary form the implementation as well as determining a
punishment for failure to post signs.
Section 4 provides for the act to take effect on the 180th Day.
2017-S2458A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2458--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to enacting the
"taxi driver protection act" requiring the posting of signs in for-
hire vehicles to prevent assault
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "taxi driv-
er protection act".
§ 2. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:
11. EVERY OWNER OF A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SHALL POST IN AT LEAST ONE
CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF SUCH VEHICLE
STATING IN NOT LESS THAN SIXTEEN POINT FONT FORM THE FOLLOWING: "ATTEN-
TION: ASSAULTING A DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON"; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A BLACK CAR OPERATOR SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION TO POST SUCH A SIGN WHILE PROVIDING FOR-
HIRE VEHICLE SERVICES.
§ 3. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the provisions of this act and shall determine the penalty
for failing to post such signs.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it becomes a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2017-S2458B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §140, Transp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S8497
2011-2012: S3824
2013-2014: S2977
2015-2016: S4355
2017-S2458B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2458B
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to enacting the
"taxi driver protection act" requiring the posting of signs in
for-hire vehicles to prevent assault
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
To protect Drivers from being assaulted on the job by posting signs in
For Hire vehicles alerting passengers of the punishment for assaulting
drivers.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 titles the bill the "taxi driver protection act."
Section 2 amends section 140 of the transportation law to allow every
for-hire vehicle to post a sign on the interior of such vehicle that
states "ATTENTION: Assaulting a Taxi Driver Is Punishable by up To
Twenty-Five Years in Prison." Part 2 of Section 2 Defines "for hire
vehicles" and "black car operators" as the same as defined in
subdivision two of section 60.07 of the penal law.
Section 3 provides the Commissioner to promulgate any rules and
2017-S2458B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2458--B
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to enacting the
"taxi driver protection act" requiring the posting of signs in for-
hire vehicles to prevent assault
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "taxi driv-
er protection act".
§ 2. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:
11. A. EVERY OWNER OF A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SHALL POST IN AT LEAST ONE
CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF SUCH VEHICLE
STATING IN NOT LESS THAN SIXTEEN POINT FONT FORM THE FOLLOWING: "ATTEN-
TION: ASSAULTING A DRIVER IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON"; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A BLACK CAR OPERATOR SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION TO POST SUCH A SIGN WHILE PROVIDING FOR-
HIRE VEHICLE SERVICES.
B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERMS "FOR-HIRE VEHICLE"
AND "BLACK CAR OPERATOR" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS PROVIDED IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 60.07 OF THE PENAL LAW.
§ 3. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations
necessary for the provisions of this act and shall determine the penalty
for failing to post such signs.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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