NY State Senate Bill 2025-S617C

Senate Bill S617C

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that for-hire vehicles have New York state issued license plates to receive a New York state safety inspection

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 28, 2025	print number 617c
May 28, 2025	amend and recommit to transportation
May 22, 2025	print number 617b
May 22, 2025	amend and recommit to transportation
May 21, 2025	print number 617a
May 21, 2025	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Jan 08, 2025	referred to transportation

Bill Amendments

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co-Sponsors

2025-S617 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5158
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9532, A10491

2025-S617 - Summary

Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.

2025-S617 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S617

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
to receive a New York state inspection

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would require all for-hire vehicles must have New York
State license plates in order to receive a New York State inspection

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law
to require all for-hire vehicles with 9 or more passengers receive a New
York State Department of Transportation inspection only if they have a
New York State license plate, and sets forth definitions to that end.

Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are hundreds of for-hire vehicles operating across New York state
that receive annual New York State inspections with out of state plates.
Often, the vehicles are owned and operated by New York State residents
or entities who are able to register in states like New Jersey, Connec-
ticut, Pennsylvania or Vermont despite the bulk of their business trans-
actions taking place in New York. This is done to take advantage of
cheaper insurance and registration rates.

A consequence of this is a loss to vehicles in the insurance pool within
the for-hire economy here in New York. That drives up costs for everyone
else that maintain New York state registration and insurance. This bill
is an option to remedy that.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S9532 Comrie/ A10491 Cook

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Projected stimulus to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S617 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    617
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
   to receive a New York state inspection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 301 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  (1)  The  commissioner  shall  also require the inspection of any
 motor vehicle duly registered under the laws of another state,  a  prov-
 ince of Canada, a territory or a federal district to the extent to which
 such  state,  province,  territory  or  federal  district  requires  the
 inspection of motor vehicles duly registered  under  the  laws  of  this
 state;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY PASSENGERS
 FOR HIRE IN FOR-HIRE VANS AND BUSES GREATER THAN NINE PASSENGERS CAPACI-
 TY HAVE NEW YORK STATE ISSUED LICENSE PLATES TO RECEIVE A NEW YORK STATE
 DOT INSPECTION A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICE UNDER AN AUTHORIZATION  ISSUED
 BY  A  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL  NOT  BE  INSPECTED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION UNLESS  SUCH  MOTOR  VEHICLE  USED  TO  CARRY
 PASSENGERS  FOR  HIRE IN A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE IS DULY REGISTERED UNDER THE
 LAWS OF THIS STATE.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "FOR-HIRE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE CARRYING  PASSENGERS
 FOR  HIRE IN THE CITY, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF TWENTY-FOUR PASSENGERS
 OR LESS, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER; AND
   (B) "SEATING CAPACITY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAIN VIEW LOCATION WHICH  IS
 CAPABLE  OF  ACCOMMODATING  A  NORMAL  ADULT  AS PART OF AN OVERALL SEAT
 CONFIGURATION AND DESIGN AND IS LIKELY TO BE USED AS A SEATING  POSITION
 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02482-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-S617A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5158
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9532, A10491

2025-S617A - Summary

Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.

2025-S617A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S617A

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
to receive a New York state safety inspection

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would require all for-hire vehicles must have New York
State license plates in order to receive a New York State inspection

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law
to require all for-hire vehicles with 9 or more passengers receive a New
York State Department of Transportation inspection only if they have a
New York State license plate, and sets forth definitions to that end.

Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are hundreds of for-hire vehicles operating across New York state
that receive annual New York State inspections with out of state plates.
Often, the vehicles are owned and operated by New York State residents
or entities who are able to register in states like New Jersey, Connec-
ticut, Pennsylvania or Vermont despite the bulk of their business trans-
actions taking place in New York. This is done to take advantage of
cheaper insurance and registration rates.

A consequence of this is a loss to vehicles in the insurance pool within
the for-hire economy here in New York. That drives up costs for everyone
else that maintain New York state registration and insurance. This bill
is an option to remedy that.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S9532 Comrie/ A10491 Cook

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Projected stimulus to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S617A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  617--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE, JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
   to receive a New York state safety inspection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 301 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  (1)  The  commissioner  shall  also require the inspection of any
 motor vehicle duly registered under the laws of another state,  a  prov-
 ince of Canada, a territory or a federal district to the extent to which
 such  state,  province,  territory  or  federal  district  requires  the
 inspection of motor vehicles duly registered  under  the  laws  of  this
 state;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY PASSENGERS
 FOR HIRE IN FOR-HIRE VANS AND BUSES GREATER THAN NINE PASSENGERS CAPACI-
 TY HAVE NEW YORK STATE ISSUED LICENSE PLATES TO RECEIVE A BI-ANNUAL  NEW
 YORK  STATE  DOT  SAFETY  INSPECTION A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICE UNDER AN
 AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT BE INSPECTED IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE  USED
 TO  CARRY  PASSENGERS  FOR HIRE IN A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE IS DULY REGISTERED
 UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "FOR-HIRE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE CARRYING  PASSENGERS
 FOR  HIRE IN THE CITY, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF TWENTY-FOUR PASSENGERS
 OR LESS, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02482-02-5

 S. 617--A                           2
 
   (B) "SEATING CAPACITY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAIN VIEW LOCATION WHICH  IS
 CAPABLE  OF  ACCOMMODATING  A  NORMAL  ADULT  AS PART OF AN OVERALL SEAT
 CONFIGURATION AND DESIGN AND IS LIKELY TO BE USED AS A SEATING  POSITION
 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2025-S617B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5158
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9532, A10491

2025-S617B - Summary

Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.

2025-S617B - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S617B

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
to receive a New York state safety inspection

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would require all for-hire vehicles must have New York
State license plates in order to receive a New York State inspection

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law
to require all for-hire vehicles with 9 or more passengers receive a New
York State Department of Transportation inspection only if they have a
New York State license plate, and sets forth definitions to that end.

Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are hundreds of for-hire vehicles operating across New York state
that receive annual New York State inspections with out of state plates.
Often, the vehicles are owned and operated by New York State residents
or entities who are able to register in states like New Jersey, Connec-
ticut, Pennsylvania or Vermont despite the bulk of their business trans-
actions taking place in New York. This is done to take advantage of
cheaper insurance and registration rates.

A consequence of this is a loss to vehicles in the insurance pool within
the for-hire economy here in New York. That drives up costs for everyone
else that maintain New York state registration and insurance. This bill
is an option to remedy that.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S9532 Comrie/ A10491 Cook

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Projected stimulus to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S617B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  617--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE, JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
   to receive a New York state safety inspection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 301 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  (1)  The  commissioner  shall  also require the inspection of any
 motor vehicle duly registered under the laws of another state,  a  prov-
 ince of Canada, a territory or a federal district to the extent to which
 such  state,  province,  territory  or  federal  district  requires  the
 inspection of motor vehicles duly registered  under  the  laws  of  this
 state;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY PASSENGERS
 FOR HIRE IN FOR-HIRE VANS AND BUSES GREATER THAN NINE PASSENGERS CAPACI-
 TY HAVE NEW YORK STATE ISSUED LICENSE PLATES TO RECEIVE A BI-ANNUAL  NEW
 YORK  STATE  DOT  SAFETY  INSPECTION A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICE UNDER AN
 AUTHORIZATION ISSUED BY A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT BE INSPECTED IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE  USED
 TO  CARRY  PASSENGERS  FOR HIRE IN A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE IS DULY REGISTERED
 UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02482-04-5
 S. 617--B                           2

 
   (A) "FOR-HIRE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE CARRYING  PASSENGERS
 FOR  HIRE  IN NEW YORK STATE, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF NINE PASSENGERS
 AND ABOVE, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER; AND
   (B)  "SEATING CAPACITY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAIN VIEW LOCATION WHICH IS
 CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING A NORMAL ADULT  AS  PART  OF  AN  OVERALL  SEAT
 CONFIGURATION  AND DESIGN AND IS LIKELY TO BE USED AS A SEATING POSITION
 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5158
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §301, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9532, A10491

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S617C

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
to receive a New York state safety inspection

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would require all for-hire vehicles must have New York
State license plates in order to receive a New York State inspection

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law
to require all for-hire vehicles with 9 or more passengers receive a New
York State Department of Transportation inspection only if they have a
New York State license plate, and sets forth definitions to that end.

Section 2 of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There are hundreds of for-hire vehicles operating across New York state
that receive annual New York State inspections with out of state plates.
Often, the vehicles are owned and operated by New York State residents
or entities who are able to register in states like New Jersey, Connec-
ticut, Pennsylvania or Vermont despite the bulk of their business trans-
actions taking place in New York. This is done to take advantage of
cheaper insurance and registration rates.

A consequence of this is a loss to vehicles in the insurance pool within
the for-hire economy here in New York. That drives up costs for everyone
else that maintain New York state registration and insurance. This bill
is an option to remedy that.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S9532 Comrie/ A10491 Cook

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Projected stimulus to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  617--C
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE, JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
   to receive a New York state safety inspection
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision (b) of section 301 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is amended to read as follows:
   (b) (1) The commissioner shall also  require  the  inspection  of  any
 motor  vehicle  duly registered under the laws of another state, a prov-
 ince of Canada, a territory or a federal district to the extent to which
 such  state,  province,  territory  or  federal  district  requires  the
 inspection  of  motor  vehicles  duly  registered under the laws of this
 state; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY  PASSENGERS
 FOR HIRE IN FOR-HIRE VANS AND BUSES GREATER THAN NINE PASSENGERS CAPACI-
 TY  HAVE NEW YORK STATE ISSUED LICENSE PLATES TO RECEIVE A BI-ANNUAL NEW
 YORK STATE DOT SAFETY INSPECTION FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE SERVICE  UNDER  AN
 AUTHORIZATION  ISSUED  BY  A  MUNICIPALITY  OR  THE  STATE  SHALL NOT BE
 INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION UNLESS  SUCH
 MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR HIRE IN A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE IS
 DULY REGISTERED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02482-06-5

 S. 617--C                           2
 
   (A)  "FOR-HIRE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE CARRYING PASSENGERS
 FOR HIRE IN NEW YORK STATE, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF  NINE  PASSENGERS
 AND ABOVE, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER; AND
   (B)  "SEATING CAPACITY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAIN VIEW LOCATION WHICH IS
 CAPABLE OF ACCOMMODATING A NORMAL ADULT  AS  PART  OF  AN  OVERALL  SEAT
 CONFIGURATION  AND DESIGN AND IS LIKELY TO BE USED AS A SEATING POSITION
 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2025-S617 - Details

2025-S617 - Summary

2025-S617 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S617 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2025-S617A - Details

2025-S617A - Summary

2025-S617A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S617A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2025-S617B - Details

2025-S617B - Summary

2025-S617B - Sponsor Memo

2025-S617B - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S617C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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