Senate Bill S8640A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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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-S8640 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Labor
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1702
2021-2022: S3068

2017-S8640 - Summary

Establishes the "Save our Jobs Act of 2018", and a commission established by the labor department to examine the impact of autonomous tractor trailer technology on the jobs of truck drivers and diesel mechanics.

2017-S8640 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8640 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8640
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  establishing  a  commission to examine the impact of autonomous
   tractor trailer technology on the jobs of  truck  drivers  and  diesel
   mechanics;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi-
   ration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Save our Jobs act of 2018".
   § 2. 1. Establishment. A commission is hereby established to be  known
 as  "tractor trailer operator and diesel mechanic retraining and employ-
 ment commission". This commission shall review the impact of the prolif-
 eration of autonomous tractor trailers on current tractor trailer opera-
 tors and the proliferation  of  alternative  fuel  tractor  trailers  on
 diesel mechanic labor force.
   2.  Membership.  Such commission shall consist of fifteen individuals,
 which shall be appointed as follows:
   a. seven members shall be appointed by the governor;
   b. three members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader;
   c. one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader;
   d. three members shall be appointed by the speaker  of  the  assembly;
 and
   e. one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
   3.  Reports.  a.  The  commission  must report to the governor and the
 legislature their findings on how autonomous tractor  trailer  technolo-
 gies  will  impact  the  current  workforce  of truck drivers and diesel
 mechanics no later than February 15, 2019. This  report  shall  include,
 but shall not be limited to, calculations of:
   i.  the loss of income to tractor trailer operators and diesel mechan-
 ics;
   ii. the impact  of  such  losses  to  linked  companies  that  provide
 services  and  equipment to tractor trailer operators and diesel mechan-
 ics;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S8640A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Labor
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1702
2021-2022: S3068

2017-S8640A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Save our Jobs Act of 2018", and a commission established by the labor department to examine the impact of autonomous tractor trailer technology on the jobs of truck drivers and diesel mechanics.

2017-S8640A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8640A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8640--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT establishing a commission to examine  the  impact  of  autonomous
   tractor  trailer  technology  on  the jobs of truck drivers and diesel
   mechanics; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expi-
   ration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Save our Jobs act of 2018".
   §  2. 1. Establishment. The labor department shall establish a commis-
 sion to be known as the "tractor trailer operator  and  diesel  mechanic
 retraining  and employment commission". Such commission shall review the
 impact of the proliferation of autonomous tractor  trailers  on  current
 tractor  trailer  operators  and  the  proliferation of alternative fuel
 tractor trailers on diesel mechanic labor force.
   2. Membership. Such commission shall consist of  fifteen  individuals,
 which shall be appointed as follows:
   a. seven members shall be appointed by the governor;
   b. three members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader;
   c. one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader;
   d.  three  members  shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 and
   e. one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
   3. Reports. a. The commission must report  to  the  governor  and  the
 legislature  their  findings on how autonomous tractor trailer technolo-
 gies will impact the current  workforce  of  truck  drivers  and  diesel
 mechanics  no  later  than February 15, 2019. This report shall include,
 but shall not be limited to, calculations of:
   i. the loss of income to tractor trailer operators and diesel  mechan-
 ics;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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