Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 06, 2024 |
print number 6670a |
Mar 06, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to transportation |
May 04, 2023 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6670A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-S6670 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6930
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation
2023-S6670 - Summary
Establishes the COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act; provides any entity issuing for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of livery vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless the livery vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement; provides that livery vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through additional charges or fees.
2023-S6670 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6670 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing the "COVID-19 for-hire vehicle recovery act" PURPOSE: Enacts the "COVID-19 for-hire vehicle recovery act" to require the any entity that issues for-hire vehicle ("FHV") licenses, including the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, to allow the for-hire vehicle industry to recover from the devastating economic effects of COVID-19 by allowing for-hire vehicle owners an open window to renew for-hire vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill is the short title. Section 2 of the bill requires any entity that issues for-hire vehicle licenses to, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this
2023-S6670 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6670 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT establishing the "COVID-19 for-hire vehicle recovery act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "COVID-19 for-hire vehicle recovery act". § 2. Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, any entity issuing for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of for-hire vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless the for-hire vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement. For-hire vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through additional charges or fees. § 3. For the purposes of this act, the COVID-19 pandemic is deemed to have begun upon the issuance of Executive Order 202 on March 7, 2020, and is deemed to have ended upon the expiration of Executive Order 11 after September 12, 2022. § 4. For purposes of this act, "for-hire vehicle", "owner", and "vehi- cle license" shall mean the same as defined by local law or regulation. § 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11093-01-3
2023-S6670A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6930
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation
2023-S6670A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act; provides any entity issuing for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of livery vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless the livery vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement; provides that livery vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through additional charges or fees.
2023-S6670A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6670A SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing the "COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act" PURPOSE: Enacts the "COVID-19 for-hire vehicle recovery act" to require the any entity that issues for-hire vehicle ("FHV") licenses, including the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, to allow the for-hire vehicle industry to recover from the devastating economic effects of COVID-19 by allowing for-hire vehicle owners an open window to renew for-hire vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill is the short title. Section 2 of the bill requires any entity that issues for-hire vehicle licenses to, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow at no penalty the renewal of for-hire vehicle licenses which
2023-S6670A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6670--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT establishing the "COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act". § 2. Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, any entity issuing for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of livery vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless the livery vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement. Such livery vehicle licenses restored pursuant to this act may not transfer their base affiliation to individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, business corporations, sole proprietorships, or any combina- tion of one or more such entities operating under, or in affiliation with, one brand or trade name or a common brand, trade, business or operating name, that offers, facilitates, or otherwise connects passen- gers to for-hire vehicles by prearrangement in the city of New York, utilizing software that allows a passenger or prospective passenger to arrange for transportation using a passenger-facing booking tool, including a smartphone or other electronic device, and that dispatches, or facilitates the dispatching of, 10,000 or more trips in such city in one day. Livery vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through addi- tional charges or fees. Provided further that, notwithstanding the livery vehicle licenses restored pursuant to this act, this act shall EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11093-02-4
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