senate Bill S4159

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of transportation network company services

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to transportation
returned to senate
died in assembly
Feb 06, 2017 referred to insurance
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.149
Feb 03, 2017 referred to rules

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S4159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 44-B §§1691 - 1700, amd §§370, 312-a, 600 & 601, V & T L; add §3455, amd §§5102, 5103, 5106, 2305 & 3425, Ins L; amd §§160-cc, 160-ff & 160-jj, Exec L; amd §§171-a & 1101, add Art 29-B §§1291 - 1298 & 1822, Tax L, add §89-i, St Fin L

S4159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of transportation network company services; establishes the New York State TNC Accessibility Task Force; establishes the local transit assistance fund.

S4159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  4159

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SEWARD, FUNKE, JACOBS, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, VALESKY
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  the  insurance  law,  the
  executive law and the tax law, in relation to the regulation of trans-
  portation  network  company  services; to establish the New York State
  TNC Accessibility Task Force; and to amend the state finance  law,  in
  relation to establishing the local transit assistance fund

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act  is  to  ensure
the   safety,  reliability,  and  cost-effectiveness  of  transportation
network company (TNC) services within the  state  of  New  York  and  to
preserve  and  enhance  access to these important transportation options
for residents and visitors to the state.
  § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  article
44-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 44-B
                 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES
SECTION 1691. DEFINITIONS.
        1692. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
        1693. FINANCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPA-
                NIES.
        1694. DISCLOSURES.
        1695. INSURANCE PROVISIONS.
        1696. DRIVER AND VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS.
        1697. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
        1698. AUDIT PROCEDURES; CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
        1699. CRIMINAL  HISTORY  BACKGROUND  CHECK   OF   TRANSPORTATION
                NETWORK COMPANY DRIVERS.
        1700. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY.

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

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