Bill Text: NY A00948 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to excluding vehicles designed for paratransit transportation from the definition of for-hire vehicle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to cities [A00948 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A00948-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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948
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the tax law and chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, amending
the tax law and other laws relating to taxicabs and HAIL licenses in
New York city, in relation to excluding vehicles designed for para-
transit transportation from the definition of for-hire vehicle
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (p) of section 1280 of the tax law, as added by
2 chapter 9 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
3 (p) "For-hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle carrying passengers for
4 hire in the city, with a seating capacity of twenty passengers or less,
5 not including the driver, other than a taxicab, coach, commuter van,
6 VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION
7 FIFTEEN-B OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW or an authorized bus operating
8 pursuant to applicable provisions of law. For the purpose of this subdi-
9 vision, "seating capacity" shall include any plain view location which
10 is capable of accommodating a normal adult, is part of an overall seat
11 configuration and design, and is likely to be used as a seating position
12 while the vehicle is in motion.
13 S 2. Subdivision (d) of section 4 of chapter 9 of the laws of 2012,
14 amending the tax law and other laws relating to taxicabs and HAIL
15 licenses in New York city, is amended to read as follows:
16 (d) "For-hire vehicle" means a motor vehicle carrying passengers for-
17 hire in the city, with a seating capacity of twenty passengers or less,
18 not including the driver, other than a taxicab, coach, commuter van,
19 VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION
20 FIFTEEN-B OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW or an authorized bus operating
21 pursuant to applicable provisions of law. For the purpose of this subdi-
22 vision, "seating capacity" shall include any plain view location which
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 is capable of accommodating a normal adult as part of an overall seat
2 configuration and design and is likely to be used as a seating position
3 while the vehicle is in motion.
4 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
