NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5536C

Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Jun 14, 2019	print number 5536c
Jun 14, 2019	amend and recommit to transportation
Jun 06, 2019	print number 5536b
Jun 06, 2019	amend and recommit to transportation
May 16, 2019	print number 5536a
May 16, 2019	amend and recommit to transportation
May 06, 2019	referred to transportation

2019-S5536 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7219
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1691, 1692 & 1696, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A3135

2019-S5536 - Summary

Requires the issuance and display of a TNC driver identification card which includes such driver's name, photograph and license plate number, and additionally requires each TNC vehicle to display an illuminated sign indicating the TNC for which the TNC driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip; requires rules to implement a machine-readable code or image.

2019-S5536 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5536               REVISED 05/13/19

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 1696 of the vehicle
and traffic law. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to promulgate
regulations pertaining to prominently displayed identification informa-
tion in a TNC vehicle. Directs the Department to promulgate rules
regarding illuminated signs indicating a vehicle's TNC status.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In March 2019, University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson
was a victim of kidnapping and murder after entering a vehicle she
believed was an Uber she had ordered. The vehicle in question was driven
by the individual who has been charged with her murder.

The intent of this legislation is to ensure that TNCs are clearly marked
as such in order to prevent similar misunderstandings that can have
potentially tragic consequences. The bill mandates that all TNC vehicles
be marked with an illuminated sign so that it is clear they are indeed
ride sharing vehicles. The bill also mandates that information (photo,
name and license plate number) about the driver be prominently displayed
inside such a vehicle. This measure creates another layer of verifica-
tion passenger can use to be certain they are getting into the correct
vehicle.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S5536 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5536
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the  iden-
   tification of transportation network company drivers and vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 5 of section
 1696 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 2 of  part  AAA
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   (c)  Upon  review  of all information received and retained by the TNC
 and upon verifying that the individual is not disqualified  pursuant  to
 this  section  from receiving a TNC driver permit, a TNC may issue a TNC
 driver permit to the applicant. The TNC  shall  review  all  information
 received  relating  to  such applicant and hold such information for six
 years along with  a  certification  that  such  applicant  qualifies  to
 receive a TNC driver permit.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN AND PROMULGATE
 A  TNC DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE ISSUED BY A TNC WHEN SUCH TNC IS
 ISSUING A TNC DRIVER PERMIT TO AN APPLICANT.  SUCH TNC DRIVER  IDENTIFI-
 CATION CARD SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE TNC DRIVER'S NAME, PHOTOGRAPH
 AND  LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. A TNC DRIVER WHO IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE
 OR TNC PREARRANGED TRIP SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY SUCH TNC DRIVER  IDEN-
 TIFICATION CARD IN THE TNC VEHICLE.
   5. The department shall promulgate regulations to ensure that each TNC
 vehicle  is easily identified as such and that the TNC for which the TNC
 driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip  is  distin-
 guishable.  Such  marking  shall  be  in such form as is approved by the
 commissioner, WHICH SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE AN ILLUMINATED SIGN INDI-
 CATING THE TNC FOR WHICH THE TNC DRIVER IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE  OR
 TNC  PREARRANGED  TRIP,  and  shall be attached, affixed or displayed in
 such manner as he or she may prescribe by regulation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11064-01-9

 S. 5536                             2
 
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S5536A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7219
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1691, 1692 & 1696, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A3135

2019-S5536A - Summary

Requires the issuance and display of a TNC driver identification card which includes such driver's name, photograph and license plate number, and additionally requires each TNC vehicle to display an illuminated sign indicating the TNC for which the TNC driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip; requires rules to implement a machine-readable code or image.

2019-S5536A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5536A

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section .1. Amends subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 1696 of the vehicle
and traffic law. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to promulgate
regulations pertaining to prominently displayed identification informa-
tion in a TNC vehicle. Directs the Department to promulgate rules
regarding illuminated signs indicating a vehicle's TNC status.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In March 2019, University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson
was a victim of kidnapping and murder after entering a vehicle she
believed was an Uber she had ordered. The vehicle in question was driven
by the individual who has been charged with her murder.

The intent of this legislation is to ensure that TNCs are clearly marked
as such in order to prevent similar misunderstandings that can have
potentially tragic consequences. The bill mandates that all TNC vehicles
be marked with an illuminated sign so that it is clear they are indeed
ride sharing vehicles. The bill also mandates that information (photo,
name and license plate number) about the driver be prominently displayed
inside such a vehicle. This measure creates another layer of verifica-
tion passenger can use to be certain they are getting into the correct
vehicle.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S5536A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5536--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the  iden-
   tification of transportation network company drivers and vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 5 of section 1692 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   5. A TNC's digital network shall display a picture of the TNC  driver,
 and  provide  the make, model, color and license plate number of the TNC
 vehicle utilized for providing  the  TNC  prearranged  trip  before  the
 passenger enters the TNC vehicle.  THE DIGITAL NETWORK SHALL ALSO ENABLE
 THE PASSENGER TO SCAN, WITH THE PASSENGER'S MOBILE DEVICE, THE VEHICLE'S
 SCANABLE  CODE  DECAL  REQUIRED BY SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF
 THIS ARTICLE, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND PRIOR TO THE RELEASE  OF
 PAYMENT,  IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THAT THE VEHICLE IS THE ONE AUTHORIZED FOR
 THE PASSENGER'S PREARRANGED TRIP.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 5 of section  1696
 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law, as added by section 2 of part AAA of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new subdivision  6  is
 added to read as follows:
   (c)  Upon  review  of all information received and retained by the TNC
 and upon verifying that the individual is not disqualified  pursuant  to
 this  section  from receiving a TNC driver permit, a TNC may issue a TNC
 driver permit to the applicant. The TNC  shall  review  all  information
 received  relating  to  such applicant and hold such information for six
 years along with  a  certification  that  such  applicant  qualifies  to
 receive  a TNC driver permit. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN AND PROMULGATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11064-03-9

 S. 5536--A                          2
 
 A TNC DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE ISSUED BY A TNC WHEN SUCH TNC  IS
 ISSUING  A TNC DRIVER PERMIT TO AN APPLICANT.  SUCH TNC DRIVER IDENTIFI-
 CATION CARD SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE TNC DRIVER'S NAME, PHOTOGRAPH
 AND  LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. A TNC DRIVER WHO IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE
 OR TNC PREARRANGED TRIP SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY SUCH TNC DRIVER  IDEN-
 TIFICATION CARD IN THE TNC VEHICLE.
   5. The department shall promulgate regulations to ensure that each TNC
 vehicle  is easily identified as such and that the TNC for which the TNC
 driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip  is  distin-
 guishable.  Such  marking  shall  be  in such form as is approved by the
 commissioner, WHICH SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE AN ILLUMINATED SIGN INDI-
 CATING THE TNC FOR WHICH THE TNC DRIVER IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE  OR
 TNC  PREARRANGED  TRIP,  and  shall be attached, affixed or displayed in
 such manner as he or she may prescribe by regulation.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  EACH  TNC
 COMPANY TO PROVIDE EACH TNC DRIVER WITH A SCANABLE CODE DECAL, SUCH AS A
 QUICK  RESPONSE  OR  QR  CODE  DECAL,  AND  TO REQUIRE SUCH DECALS TO BE
 DISPLAYED ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH  TNC  VEHICLE.  SUCH  DECALS  SHALL  BE
 DESIGNED  TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO CONFIRM, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE VEHI-
 CLE, THAT THE VEHICLE IS THE  AUTHORIZED  VEHICLE  FOR  THE  PASSENGER'S
 PREARRANGED TRIP, USING THE TNC'S DIGITAL NETWORK AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
 VISION FIVE OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however that section one of this act  shall
 take  effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become
 a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S5536B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7219
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1691, 1692 & 1696, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A3135

2019-S5536B - Summary

Requires the issuance and display of a TNC driver identification card which includes such driver's name, photograph and license plate number, and additionally requires each TNC vehicle to display an illuminated sign indicating the TNC for which the TNC driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip; requires rules to implement a machine-readable code or image.

2019-S5536B - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5536B

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 1696 of the vehicle
and traffic law. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to promulgate
regulations pertaining to prominently displayed identification informa-
tion in a TNC vehicle. Directs the Department to promulgate rules
regarding illuminated signs indicating a vehicle's TNC status.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In March 2019, University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson
was a victim of kidnapping and murder after entering a vehicle she
believed was an Uber she had ordered. The vehicle in question was driven
by the individual who has been charged with her murder.

The intent of this legislation is to ensure that TNCs are clearly marked
as such in order to prevent similar misunderstandings that can have
potentially tragic consequences. The bill mandates that all TNC vehicles
be marked with an illuminated sign so that it is clear they are indeed
ride sharing vehicles. The bill also mandates that information (photo,
name and license plate number) about the driver be prominently displayed
inside such a vehicle. This measure creates another layer of verifica-
tion passenger can use to be certain they are getting into the correct
vehicle.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S5536B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5536--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
   portation -- 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 vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the iden-
   tification of transportation network company drivers and vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Subdivision 5 of section 1692 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as added by section 2 of part AAA of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  A TNC's digital network shall display a picture of the TNC driver,
 and provide the make, model, color and license plate number of  the  TNC
 vehicle  utilized  for  providing  the  TNC  prearranged trip before the
 passenger enters the TNC vehicle.  THE DIGITAL NETWORK SHALL ALSO ENABLE
 THE PASSENGER TO SCAN, WITH THE PASSENGER'S MOBILE DEVICE, THE VEHICLE'S
 MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE REQUIRED BY SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINE-
 TY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND PRIOR  TO  THE
 RELEASE  OF  PAYMENT,  IN  ORDER  TO CONFIRM THAT THE VEHICLE IS THE ONE
 AUTHORIZED FOR THE PASSENGER'S PREARRANGED TRIP.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 5 of section  1696
 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law, as added by section 2 of part AAA of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new subdivision  6  is
 added to read as follows:
   (c)  Upon  review  of all information received and retained by the TNC
 and upon verifying that the individual is not disqualified  pursuant  to
 this  section  from receiving a TNC driver permit, a TNC may issue a TNC
 driver permit to the applicant. The TNC  shall  review  all  information
 received  relating  to  such applicant and hold such information for six
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11064-05-9

 S. 5536--B                          2
 
 years along with  a  certification  that  such  applicant  qualifies  to
 receive  a TNC driver permit. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGN AND PROMULGATE
 A TNC DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE ISSUED BY A TNC WHEN SUCH TNC  IS
 ISSUING  A TNC DRIVER PERMIT TO AN APPLICANT.  SUCH TNC DRIVER IDENTIFI-
 CATION CARD SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE TNC DRIVER'S NAME, PHOTOGRAPH
 AND LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. A TNC DRIVER WHO IS PROVIDING THE TNC  SERVICE
 OR  TNC PREARRANGED TRIP SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY SUCH TNC DRIVER IDEN-
 TIFICATION CARD IN THE TNC VEHICLE.
   5. The department shall promulgate regulations to ensure that each TNC
 vehicle is easily identified as such and that the TNC for which the  TNC
 driver  is  providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip is distin-
 guishable. Such marking shall be in such form  as  is  approved  by  the
 commissioner, WHICH SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE AN ILLUMINATED SIGN INDI-
 CATING  THE TNC FOR WHICH THE TNC DRIVER IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE OR
 TNC PREARRANGED TRIP, and shall be attached,  affixed  or  displayed  in
 such manner as he or she may prescribe by regulation.
   6.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE EACH TNC
 COMPANY TO PROVIDE EACH TNC  DRIVER  WITH  A  MACHINE-READABLE  CODE  OR
 IMAGE,  AND  TO  REQUIRE  SUCH  MACHINE-READABLE  CODE  OR  IMAGE  TO BE
 DISPLAYED ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH TNC VEHICLE. SUCH MACHINE-READABLE CODE
 OR IMAGE SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO CONFIRM,  PRIOR  TO
 ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THAT THE VEHICLE IS THE AUTHORIZED VEHICLE FOR THE
 PASSENGER'S  PREARRANGED  TRIP,  USING  THE TNC'S DIGITAL NETWORK AS SET
 FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   §  3. Section 1691 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. "MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE" MEANS AN OPTICAL LABEL THAT CAN BE
 SCANNED USING A SPECIAL SCANNER OR  A  PERSONAL  MOBILE  DEVICE  WITH  A
 BUILT-IN CAMERA.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however that section one of this act  shall
 take  effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become
 a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2019-S5536C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7219
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1691, 1692 & 1696, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A3135

2019-S5536C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the issuance and display of a TNC driver identification card which includes such driver's name, photograph and license plate number, and additionally requires each TNC vehicle to display an illuminated sign indicating the TNC for which the TNC driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip; requires rules to implement a machine-readable code or image.

2019-S5536C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5536C

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the iden-
tification of transportation network company drivers and vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Relates to the identification of transportation network company drivers
and vehicles

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 1696 of the vehicle
and traffic law. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to promulgate
regulations pertaining to prominently displayed identification informa-
tion in a TNC vehicle. Directs the Department to promulgate rules
regarding illuminated signs indicating a vehicle's TNC status.

Section 2. Sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In March 2019, University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson
was a victim of kidnapping and murder after entering a vehicle she
believed was an Uber she had ordered. The vehicle in question was driven
by the individual who has been charged with her murder.

The intent of this legislation is to ensure that TNCs are clearly marked
as such in order to prevent similar misunderstandings that can have
potentially tragic consequences. The bill mandates that all TNC vehicles
be marked with an illuminated sign so that it is clear they are indeed
ride sharing vehicles. The bill also mandates that information (photo,
name and license plate number) about the driver be prominently displayed
inside such a vehicle. This measure creates another layer of verifica-
tion passenger can use to be certain they are getting into the correct
vehicle.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S5536C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5536--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
   portation -- 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  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the  iden-
   tification of transportation network company drivers and vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 5 of section 1692 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   5. A TNC's digital network shall display a picture of the TNC  driver,
 and  provide  the make, model, color and license plate number of the TNC
 vehicle utilized for providing  the  TNC  prearranged  trip  before  the
 passenger enters the TNC vehicle.  THE DIGITAL NETWORK SHALL ALSO ENABLE
 THE PASSENGER TO SCAN, WITH THE PASSENGER'S MOBILE DEVICE, THE TNC VEHI-
 CLE'S MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE REQUIRED BY SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED
 NINETY-SIX  OF THIS ARTICLE, PRIOR TO ENTERING THE TNC VEHICLE AND PRIOR
 TO THE RELEASE OF PAYMENT, IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THAT THE TNC  VEHICLE  IS
 THE ONE AUTHORIZED FOR THE PASSENGER'S TNC PREARRANGED TRIP.
   §  2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 5 of section 1696
 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 2  of  part  AAA  of
 chapter  59  of the laws of 2017, are amended and a new subdivision 6 is
 added to read as follows:
   (c) Upon review of all information received and retained  by  the  TNC
 and  upon  verifying that the individual is not disqualified pursuant to
 this section from receiving a TNC driver permit, a TNC may issue  a  TNC
 driver  permit  to  the  applicant. The TNC shall review all information
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11064-07-9

 S. 5536--C                          2
 
 received relating to such applicant and hold such  information  for  six
 years  along  with  a  certification  that  such  applicant qualifies to
 receive a TNC driver permit.  A TNC SHALL ISSUE A TNC DRIVER IDENTIFICA-
 TION  CARD,  IN  A  FORM PRESCRIBED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO
 EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO QUALIFIES TO RECEIVE A TNC DRIVER PERMIT PURSUANT TO
 THIS ARTICLE. SUCH TNC DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD SHALL, AT  A  MINIMUM,
 INCLUDE  THE NAME AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TNC DRIVER AND THE LICENSE PLATE
 NUMBER OF THE TNC VEHICLE UTILIZED FOR  PROVIDING  THE  TNC  PREARRANGED
 TRIP  BY SUCH TNC DRIVER, AND SHALL BE POSTED WITHIN SUCH TNC VEHICLE IN
 A MANNER THAT IS LEGIBLE, CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS  TO  PASSENGERS  IN  ALL
 SEATING POSITIONS OF SUCH TNC VEHICLES.
   5. The department shall promulgate regulations to ensure that each TNC
 vehicle  is easily identified as such and that the TNC for which the TNC
 driver is providing the TNC service or TNC prearranged trip  is  distin-
 guishable.  Such  marking  shall  be  in such form as is approved by the
 commissioner, WHICH SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE AN ILLUMINATED SIGN INDI-
 CATING THE TNC FOR WHICH THE TNC DRIVER IS PROVIDING THE TNC SERVICE  OR
 TNC  PREARRANGED  TRIP,  and  shall be attached, affixed or displayed in
 such manner as he or she may prescribe by regulation.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE EACH TNC  TO
 PROVIDE  EACH  TNC  DRIVER WITH A MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE, AND TO
 REQUIRE SUCH MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR  IMAGE  TO  BE  DISPLAYED  ON  THE
 OUTSIDE  OF  EACH TNC VEHICLE. SUCH MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE SHALL
 BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO CONFIRM, PRIOR TO ENTERING  A  TNC
 VEHICLE,  THAT  SUCH  TNC  VEHICLE IS THE AUTHORIZED TNC VEHICLE FOR THE
 PASSENGER'S TNC PREARRANGED TRIP, USING THE  TNC'S  DIGITAL  NETWORK  AS
 PROVIDED  BY  SUBDIVISION  FIVE OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. Section 1691 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  "MACHINE-READABLE CODE OR IMAGE" MEANS AN OPTICAL LABEL CONTAINING
 INFORMATION IN A FORM LEGIBLE AND  COMPREHENSIBLE  THROUGH  THE  USE  OF
 MECHANICAL  OR  COMPUTING DEVICES, INCLUDING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
 AND MOBILE TELEPHONES WITH BUILT-IN CAMERAS AND COMPUTING CAPABILITY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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