Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 05, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A6539
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BORES
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-A6539 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1244, V & T L
2025-A6539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6539 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the RIDE (responsibility in delivery enforcement) 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 "RIDE (responsibility in delivery enforcement) act". § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1244 to read as follows: § 1244. RESPONSIBILITY IN DELIVERY ENFORCEMENT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE-V OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW. (B) "WORKER" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL PERSON WHO IS HIRED OR RETAINED AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR BY A DELIVERY BUSINESS TO MAKE DELIVERIES IN EXCHANGE FOR COMPENSATION, WHEN SUCH DELIVERIES INVOLVE THE OPERATION BY SUCH WORKER OF A LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLE OR BICYCLE WITH OR WITHOUT ELEC- TRIC ASSIST. 2. A THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE SHALL REIMBURSE A WORKER ANY FINE OR CIVIL PENALTY IMPOSED AS A RESULT OF SUCH VIOLATION INCURRED BY THE WORKER DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORKER'S JOB DUTIES FOR THE THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. 3. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF PAYMENT OF A FINE OR CIVIL PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION BY A WORKER OF ANY PROVISION OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THIR- TY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION GOVERNING THE RIDING OF BICYCLES ON A SIDEWALK, INCURRED BY THE WORKER DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORKER'S JOB DUTIES, SUCH WORKER SHALL NOTIFY SUCH THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE OF THE WORKER'S PAYMENT OF SUCH FINE OR CIVIL PENALTY. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH NOTICE, THE THIRD-PARTY FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE SHALL PROVIDE THE WORKER WITH A REIMBURSEMENT VIA EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00038-02-5
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.