Senate Bill S6147A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-S6147 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7719
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S186, A6103, A9848
2023-2024: S2379, A2806

2019-S6147 - Summary

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

2019-S6147 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6147 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6147
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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.
              

2019-S6147A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7719
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S186, A6103, A9848
2023-2024: S2379, A2806

2019-S6147A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S6147A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6147A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6147--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 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.
              

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