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May 09, 2023 | referred to cities 1 |
senate Bill S6781
Sponsored By
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Andrew J. Lanza
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
S6781 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2653
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities 1
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§19-502, 19-504 & 19-516, rpld §19-516 sub b, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018: S6621, A7948
2019-2020: S2781, S6305, A6735
2021-2022: S5320, A1470, A9731
S6781 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6781 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: To provide consumers additional methods of transportation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends subdivision p of § 19-502 of the adminis- trative code of the city of New York to alter the definition of commuter van by removing the provision which prohibits accepting hails from prospective passengers in the street. Section two of the bill amends paragraph one of subdivision a of §
S6781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6781 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, COMRIE, JACKSON, LANZA, MYRIE, PERSAUD, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision p of section 19-502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 37 of the city of New York for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows: p. "Commuter van" means a commuter van service having a seating capac- ity of at least nine passengers but not more than twenty passengers or such greater capacity as the commission may establish by rule and carry- ing passengers for hire in the city duly licensed as a commuter van by the commission [and not permitted to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street]. For purposes of the provisions of this chap- ter relating to prohibitions against the operation of an unauthorized commuter van service or an unlicensed commuter van, the enforcement of such prohibitions and the imposition of penalties for violations of such prohibitions and to the seizure and forfeiture of commuter vans, the term shall also include any common carrier of passengers by motor vehi- cle not subject to licensure as a taxicab, for-hire vehicle, or wheel- chair accessible van and not operating as a public or private bus trans- it service operated pursuant to a contract with the city, any county within the state of New York, the state of New York or any other state or local government that follows the applicable procurement rules and regulations of such jurisdiction regardless of the seating capacity of any such vehicle. The commission shall submit to the council the text of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07042-01-3 S. 6781 2
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