Assembly Bill A8872

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs a study of the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state outside of the city of New York

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2025-A8872 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14-o, Transp L

2025-A8872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of transportation to conduct a study of the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.

2025-A8872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8872
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to a  study  of  the
   availability  of  wheelchair  accessible  vehicles  in  New York state
   outside of the city of New York

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative intent. This Legislature finds that no uniform
 regulations exist across New York state outside of New York  city  which
 defines a wheelchair accessible vehicle and, despite the need for mobil-
 ity  services  for  the  disabled population, substantive information on
 wheelchair accessible vehicle standards and the number of such  vehicles
 available does not exist in each county across New York state outside of
 New York City.
   As  such,  this  Legislature  finds  that  defining what constitutes a
 wheelchair accessible vehicle, conducting  a  study  on  the  number  of
 wheelchair  accessible  vehicles, creating benchmarks and grant supports
 for the different counties across New York state  other  than  New  York
 City,  would  allow  for  local authorities to make informed policies to
 increase mobility transportation options for individuals who make use of
 a wheelchair.
   § 2. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 14-o to
 read as follows:
   § 14-O. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES. 1. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION:
   (A)  "TAXICAB" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A BUS, USED IN
 THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION,  AND  OPERATED
 IN  SUCH BUSINESS UNDER A LICENSE OR PERMIT ISSUED BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY.
 SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE VEHICLES WHICH ARE RENTED OR LEASED  WITHOUT
 A DRIVER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11778-01-5
 A. 8872                             2

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