Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2019 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 04, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2019 | 2nd report cal. amended (t) 6186a |
May 30, 2019 | 1st report cal.1084 |
May 21, 2019 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S6186
Sponsored By
Jen Metzger
(D, WF) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S6186 - Details
S6186 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6186 SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, are subject to drug and alcohol testing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new section 502-b to require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, be subject to both pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing. This section would also prohibit motor carriers from requiring or permitting such drivers to be on duty or operate their vehicle if the driver appears to have consumed drugs or alcohol within the preceding eight hours before
S6186 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6186 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 21, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- 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 drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 502-b to read as follows: § 502-B. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS; DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. 1. ALL MOTOR CARRIERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PRE-EMPLOY- MENT AND RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON ALL DRIVERS OF ANY FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPAC- ITY OF TRANSPORTING TEN OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, REGARD- LESS OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ENDORSEMENT. EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RANDOM TESTING POOL FROM WHICH DRIVERS ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR TESTING, AND EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL SUBMIT TO SUCH TESTING WHEN SELECTED, AS REQUIRED IN PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 2. NO MOTOR CARRIER SHALL REQUIRE OR PERMIT A DRIVER TO: (A) VIOLATE ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-L OF THIS TITLE; OR (B) BE ON DUTY OR OPERATE A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPACITY OF TRANS- PORTING TEN OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, IF BY SUCH PERSON'S GENERAL APPEARANCE OR BY SUCH PERSON'S CONDUCT OR BY OTHER SUBSTANTIAT- ING EVIDENCE, SUCH PERSON APPEARS TO HAVE CONSUMED A DRUG, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR AN INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE PRECEDING EIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUCH DRIVER OPERATES THE FOR-HIRE VEHICLE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of motor vehicles may add, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation neces- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
David Carlucci
(D) 38th Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D) 7th Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, IP, WF) 63rd Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 11th Senate District
S6186A (ACTIVE) - Details
S6186A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6186A SPONSOR: METZGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting nine or more occupants, including the driver, are subject to drug and alcohol testing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new section 502-b to require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting nine or more occupants, including the driver, be subject to both pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing. This section would also prohibit motor carriers from requiring or permitting such drivers to be on duty or operate their vehicle if the driver appears to have consumed drugs or alcohol within the preceding eight hours before
S6186A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6186--A Cal. No. 1084 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 21, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 502-b to read as follows: § 502-B. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS; DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. 1. ALL MOTOR CARRIERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PRE-EMPLOY- MENT AND RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON ALL DRIVERS OF ANY FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPAC- ITY OF TRANSPORTING NINE OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, REGARDLESS OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ENDORSEMENT. EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RANDOM TESTING POOL FROM WHICH DRIVERS ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR TESTING, AND EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL SUBMIT TO SUCH TESTING WHEN SELECTED, AS REQUIRED IN PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 2. NO MOTOR CARRIER SHALL REQUIRE OR PERMIT A DRIVER TO: (A) VIOLATE ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-L OF THIS TITLE; OR (B) BE ON DUTY OR OPERATE A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPACITY OF TRANS- PORTING NINE OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, IF BY SUCH PERSON'S GENERAL APPEARANCE OR BY SUCH PERSON'S CONDUCT OR BY OTHER SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENCE, SUCH PERSON APPEARS TO HAVE CONSUMED A DRUG, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR AN INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE PRECEDING EIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUCH DRIVER OPERATES THE FOR-HIRE VEHICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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