NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6621

Senate Bill S6621

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; repealer

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to cities
Jun 07, 2017	referred to rules

2017-S6621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7948
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §§19-502, 19-504 & 19-516, rpld §19-516 sub b, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S6621, A7948

2017-S6621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street.

2017-S6621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6621              Revised 1/18/18

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the administrative code of the city of
New York, in relation to allowing commuter vans to accept hails from
prospective passengers in the street; and to repeal certain provisions
of such law relating thereto

 
PURPOSE:

To provide consumers additional methods of transportation.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends subdivision p of § 19-502 of the adminis-
trative code of the city of New York to alter the definition of commuter
van by removing the provision which prohibits accepting hails from
prospective passengers in the street.

Section two of the bill amends paragraph one of subdivision a of §
19-504 of the administrative code of the city of New York to add commu-

ter vans as vehicles that are authorized to accept hails from passengers
in the street.

Section three of the bill amends the section heading and subdivision a
of 19-516 of the administrative code of the city of New York to make
technical changes.

Section four of the bill repeals subdivision b of § 19-516 of the admin-
istrative code of the city of New York to eliminate the provision that
limits commuter vans to providing transportation services only to
passengers who contact them through the telephone or through some other
pre-arranged method. This section also repeals the associated violation
relating to this subdivision.

Section five of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Commuter vans provide a service to many individuals throughout New York
State. Whether it is helping transport people to the airport, to work,
or to an event, commuter vans offer a service which gets people to a
location in a safe manner. However, potential passengers are limited in
how they can utilize the commuter van service. Currently, commuter vans
are not permitted to accept hails from prospective passengers in the
street and consumers can only make use of the service if they have made
arrangements with the company to employ the service beforehand. Elimi-
nating the pre-arrangement element will legitimize how commuter vans
operate along the roads and will provide additional methods of transpor-
tation to passengers resulting in constituents getting to their desig-
nated places faster and safer.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017: S.6621 - Referred to Rules / A.7948 - Referred to Cities

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2017-S6621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6621
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  allowing  commuter vans to accept hails from prospective
   passengers in the street; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
   relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision p of section 19-502 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of
 New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   p. "Commuter van" means a commuter van service having a seating capac-
 ity of at least nine passengers but not more than twenty  passengers  or
 such greater capacity as the commission may establish by rule and carry-
 ing  passengers  for hire in the city duly licensed as a commuter van by
 the commission [and not  permitted  to  accept  hails  from  prospective
 passengers  in the street]. For purposes of the provisions of this chap-
 ter relating to prohibitions against the operation  of  an  unauthorized
 commuter  van  service or an unlicensed commuter van and to the enforce-
 ment of such  prohibitions  and  to  the  imposition  of  penalties  for
 violations  of such prohibitions, the term shall also include any common
 carrier of passengers by motor vehicle not subject  to  licensure  as  a
 taxicab, for-hire vehicle, or wheelchair accessible van or not operating
 as  an authorized bus line pursuant to applicable provisions of law. The
 commission shall submit to the council the text  of  any  proposed  rule
 relating  to  the  maximum  capacity  of  commuter vans at the time such
 proposed rule is published in the City Record.
   § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 19-504 of the administra-
 tive code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 of
 the city of New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07041-02-7

 S. 6621                             2
 
   (1) A taxi-cab, coach, wheelchair  accessible  van,  commuter  van  or
 for-hire  vehicle  shall operate within the city of New York only if the
 owner shall first have obtained from the commission  a  taxicab,  coach,
 wheelchair  accessible van, commuter van or for-hire vehicle license for
 such  vehicle  and  only while such license is in full force and effect.
 Vehicle licenses shall be issued for a term of not  less  than  one  nor
 more  than  two  years  and  shall  expire  on the date set forth on the
 license unless sooner suspended or revoked by the commission.  No  motor
 vehicle  other  than  a  duly  licensed taxicab OR COMMUTER VAN shall be
 permitted to accept hails from passengers in the street. No commuter van
 shall be operated within the city of New York unless it is  operated  as
 part of a current, valid authorization to operate a commuter van service
 duly issued by the commission pursuant to section 19-504.2 of this chap-
 ter.
   §  3.  The  section heading and subdivision a of section 19-516 of the
 administrative code of the city of New  York,  the  section  heading  as
 amended  by  local  law  number 115 of the city of New York for the year
 1993 and subdivision a as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of  2012,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   Acceptance  of  passengers  by  for-hire vehicles [and commuter vans].
 [a.] For-hire vehicles that do not possess  a  valid  HAIL  license  may
 accept passengers only on the basis of telephone contract or prearrange-
 ment. The commission or successor agency may establish such disciplinary
 actions  as  it deems appropriate for failure to abide by the provisions
 of this chapter.
   § 4. Subdivision b of section 19-516 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York is REPEALED.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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