Assembly Bill A7719A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain for-hire vehicles to install and maintain an interior rear-facing video camera

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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A7719 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6147
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6103, A9848, S186
2023-2024: A2806, S2379

2019-A7719 - Summary

Requires certain for-hire vehicles to install and maintain an interior rear-facing video camera.

2019-A7719 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7719
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring certain
   for-hire  vehicles  to  install  and  maintain an interior rear-facing
   video camera
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A. ALL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT  TRANSPORT  PASSENGERS  FOR-
 HIRE WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF SIX PASSENGERS OR LESS SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AN INTERIOR REAR-FACING VIDEO CAMERA. SUCH VIDEO
 CAMERA SHALL BE RECORDING AT ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION, AND AT MINIMUM SHALL:
   (I)  CAPTURE  AND RECORD ANY OPERATOR OR PASSENGER WHO ENTERS OR EXITS
 THE VEHICLE;
   (II) STORE, AT A MINIMUM, THE SIXTY MOST RECENT  HOURS  OF  OPERATION;
 AND
   (III) HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ACCESS TO
 LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND  THE  LOCAL  REGULATORY AUTHORITY WHICH HAS
 LICENSED THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
   B. THE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT  LIMIT  THE
 BRAND  OR PROVIDER OF VIDEO CAMERAS WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED TO COMPLY WITH
 THIS SUBDIVISION. RATHER, ANY COMMERCIAL VIDEO  CAMERA  THAT  MEETS  THE
 MINIMUM  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS COMPLY-
 ING WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.
   C. NO LAW OR REGULATION SHALL PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION AND USE  OF  A
 FRONT-FACING  CAMERA  AS  LONG  AS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
 PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION ARE MET. WHERE SUCH VIDEO CAMERA  SYSTEM
 ALSO  HAS A FRONT-FACING VIDEO CAMERA, THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MOTOR VEHICLE
 INSURANCE PROVIDER MUST HAVE SIMILAR ACCESS TO SUCH DATA.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A7719A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6147
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6103, A9848, S186
2023-2024: A2806, S2379

2019-A7719A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain for-hire vehicles to install and maintain an interior rear-facing video camera.

2019-A7719A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7719--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PICHARDO, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring certain
   for-hire  vehicles  to  install  and  maintain an interior rear-facing
   video camera
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A. ALL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT  TRANSPORT  PASSENGERS  FOR-
 HIRE  WITH  A  SEATING  CAPACITY  OF SIX PASSENGERS OR LESS EXCEPT FOR A
 BLACK CAR, LIMOUSINE, OR LUXURY LIMOUSINE, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED  IN
 SECTION 19-502 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OR AS
 OTHERWISE  DEFINED  IN LOCAL LAW, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO INSTALL AND MAIN-
 TAIN AN INTERIOR REAR-FACING VIDEO CAMERA. SUCH VIDEO  CAMERA  SHALL  BE
 RECORDING  AT ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION, AND AT MINIMUM SHALL:
   (I) CAPTURE AND RECORD ANY OPERATOR OR PASSENGER WHO ENTERS  OR  EXITS
 THE VEHICLE;
   (II)  STORE,  AT  A MINIMUM, THE SIXTY MOST RECENT HOURS OF OPERATION;
 AND
   (III) HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ACCESS TO
 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND  THE  LOCAL  REGULATORY  AUTHORITY  WHICH  HAS
 LICENSED THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
   B.  THE  REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT LIMIT THE
 BRAND OR PROVIDER OF VIDEO CAMERAS WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED TO COMPLY  WITH
 THIS  SUBDIVISION.  RATHER,  ANY  COMMERCIAL VIDEO CAMERA THAT MEETS THE
 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS  COMPLY-
 ING WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11666-03-9
              

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