Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2019 |
vetoed memo.187 |
Nov 26, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.659 substituted for a7804 |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1781 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2019 |
print number 5918a |
Jun 04, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5918
Vetoed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S5918 - Details
2019-S5918 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5918 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring medallion owners to manage payments of the congestion surcharge PURPOSE OF BILL: To ensure that agents licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are solely liable for making payments of the MTA improvement zone surcharge on behalf of medallion owners. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the tax law to clarify that agents licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are authorized on behalf of medallion owners to manage the medallions and/or make payments of the MTA improve- ment zone surcharge. These agents would be held solely liable for making these payments absent a good faith dispute of the amount owed. Section two relates to the effective date.
2019-S5918 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5918 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring medallion owners to manage payments of the congestion surcharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1299-b of the tax law, as added by section 2 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person that dispatches a motor vehicle by any means that provides transporta- tion that is subject to a surcharge imposed by this article, including transportation network companies as defined in article forty-four-B of the vehicle and traffic law, shall be liable for the surcharge imposed by this article, except that in the case of taxicab trips and HAIL vehi- cle trips that are also subject to tax pursuant to article twenty-nine-A of this chapter, only the taxicab owner or HAIL base liable for that tax shall be the person liable for the surcharge imposed by this article, EXCEPT WHERE AGENTS LICENSED BY THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION ARE AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF MEDALLION OWNERS TO MANAGE THE MEDALLIONS AND/OR MAKE PAYMENTS OF THE SURCHARGE AS LAID OUT IN ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER, SUCH AGENTS ARE SOLELY LIABLE FOR MAKING THESE PAYMENTS ABSENT A GOOD FAITH DISPUTE OF THE AMOUNT OWED. For purposes of this section, the terms "taxicab trips," "HAIL vehicle trips," "taxicab owner," and "HAIL base" shall have the same meaning as they do in section twelve hundred eighty of this chapter. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11814-01-9
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2019-S5918A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5918A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5918A SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring medallion agents to manage payments of the congestion surcharge PURPOSE OF BILL: To ensure that agents licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are solely liable for making payments of the MTA improvement zone surcharge on behalf of medallion owners. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the tax law to clarify that agents licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission are authorized on behalf of medallion owners to manage the medallions and/or make payments of the MTA improve- ment zone surcharge, including in batch format. These agents would be held solely liable for making these payments absent a good faith dispute of the amount owed.
2019-S5918A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5918--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring medallion agents to manage payments of the congestion surcharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1299-b of the tax law, as added by section 2 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person that dispatches a motor vehicle by any means that provides transporta- tion that is subject to a surcharge imposed by this article, including transportation network companies as defined in article forty-four-B of the vehicle and traffic law, shall be liable for the surcharge imposed by this article, except that in the case of taxicab trips and HAIL vehi- cle trips that are also subject to tax pursuant to article twenty-nine-A of this chapter, only the taxicab owner or HAIL base liable for that tax shall be the person liable for the surcharge imposed by this article, EXCEPT WHERE AGENTS LICENSED BY THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION ARE AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF MEDALLION OWNERS TO MANAGE THE MEDALLIONS AND/OR MAKE PAYMENTS OF THE SURCHARGE AS LAID OUT IN ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER, SUCH AGENTS ARE SOLELY LIABLE FOR MAKING THESE PAYMENTS ABSENT A GOOD FAITH DISPUTE OF THE AMOUNT OWED. WHERE AGENTS LICENSED BY THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION ARE AUTHORIZED ON BEHALF OF MEDALLION OWNERS TO MANAGE THE MEDALLIONS AND/OR MAKE PAYMENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IMPROVEMENT ZONE SURCHARGE SUCH AGENTS ARE ENTITLED TO MAKE BATCH PAYMENTS OF ALL MEDALLIONS MANAGED WITH AN ACCOUNTING OF EACH MEDALLION TRIP REPRESENTED IN THE BATCH PAYMENT. For purposes of this section, the terms "taxicab trips," "HAIL vehicle trips," "taxicab owner," and "HAIL base" shall have the same meaning as they do in section twelve hundred eighty of this chapter. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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