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Assembly Bill A639

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the department of labor to conduct a study on the potential impact of driverless vehicles

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2021-A639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2990
2019-2020: A301
2023-2024: A233
2025-2026: A728

2021-A639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of labor to conduct a study on the potential impact of driverless vehicles on occupations and employment.

2021-A639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    639
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT requiring the department of labor to conduct a study to determine
   and report on the potential impact of driverless vehicles  on  occupa-
   tions  and employment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study of the potential impact to vehicle transportation and
 delivery  systems.  The  commissioner  of  the department of labor shall
 engage in a study analyzing the potential impact of driverless  vehicles
 on occupations and employment and shall make a report on such findings.
   §  2.  Such  study  and  report carried out pursuant to this act shall
 address the following issues:
   (a) the potential impact of driverless vehicles on delivery and trans-
 portation services;
   (b) the potential loss of employment for those engaged in  occupations
 described by paragraph (a) of this section; and
   (c)  any other information the commissioner deems pertinent to include
 in said report related to this policy.
   § 3. The commissioner shall publish such report to the  governor,  the
 temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the speaker of the assembly, the
 senate committees on labor and transportation and assembly committees on
 labor and transportation no later than December 31, 2022.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2023.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00618-01-1

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