Bill Text: NY A05774 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that every motor carrier shall furnish the department of motor vehicles a list of each altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch limousine" designed to carry 10 or more passengers; requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to annually review the bus driver files of each driver employed by a motor vehicle carrier who operates such stretch limousine; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-21 - enacting clause stricken [A05774 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05774-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5774--B Cal. No. 219 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 19, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, LUPARDO, SEAWRIGHT, ROMEO, BRONSON, CRESPO, TAYLOR, JOYNER, DE LA ROSA, DAVILA, ARROYO, DICKENS, GALEF, O'DONNELL, GUNTHER, WRIGHT, WALKER, GRIFFIN, STECK, FAHY, CRUZ, ASHBY, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read- ing AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the transportation law, in relation to motor carriers of stretch limousines The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 509-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows: 3 (5-a) Every motor carrier shall furnish the department, beginning no 4 later than July first, two thousand twenty-one and annually thereafter, 5 a list of each altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch 6 limousine", if any, designed to carry ten or more passengers in addition 7 to the driver that such motor carrier operates pursuant to operating 8 authority issued by the commissioner of transportation, including the 9 vehicle identification number and registration number of each such 10 altered motor vehicle, and a list of all drivers such motor carrier 11 employs who drive such altered motor vehicles and whether such driver is 12 qualified or has been disqualified to operate such altered motor vehicle 13 pursuant to this article. 14 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 509-m of the vehicle and traffic law, as 15 added by chapter 675 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 16 1. At least once every three years, review the bus driver files of 17 each motor carrier, provided, however, that the commissioner may review 18 such bus driver files at his discretion at any other time during regular 19 business hours. Provided, however, that the commissioner shall review EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05406-04-9A. 5774--B 2 1 at least annually the bus driver files of each driver employed by a 2 motor carrier who operates an altered motor vehicle commonly referred to 3 as a "stretch limousine" designed to carry ten or more passengers in 4 addition to the driver pursuant to operating authority issued by the 5 commissioner of transportation, and annually verify whether each such 6 driver holds a valid driver's license valid for the operation of such 7 altered motor vehicle. 8 § 3. Section 509-m of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding 9 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 10 8. Maintain and annually update its website to provide information 11 with regard to each motor carrier that operates altered motor vehicles 12 commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" designed to carry ten or 13 more passengers in addition to the driver pursuant to operating authori- 14 ty issued by the commissioner of transportation that includes the motor 15 carrier's name, location and region of operation including place of 16 address, whether such motor carrier is in compliance with this article 17 as required by section five hundred nine-j of this article in relation 18 to the operation of such altered motor vehicles, the number and nature 19 of violations of this article resulting in convictions of such motor 20 carrier in relation to the operation of such altered motor vehicles, the 21 number of miles traveled by such altered motor vehicles operated by such 22 motor carrier in the preceding twelve months, and, with respect to driv- 23 ers employed by such motor carrier operating such altered motor vehi- 24 cles, the total number so employed, the number holding valid licenses 25 which are valid for the operation of such altered motor vehicles, the 26 number which lack licenses valid for such operation, the number disqual- 27 ified from operating such altered motor vehicles, the number of 28 convictions and accidents involving any such driver employed by such 29 motor carrier during the preceding twelve months, and the number of 30 convictions and accidents per ten thousand miles traveled. The commis- 31 sioner shall provide comparable data on such altered motor vehicles 32 designed to carry nine or more passengers including the driver to the 33 extent such information is maintained or made available to the depart- 34 ment. 35 § 4. Subdivision 9 of section 138 of the transportation law, as added 36 by section 16 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is amended 37 to read as follows: 38 9. To maintain and annually update its website to provide information 39 with regard to each bus operator or motor carrier under subparagraphs 40 (ii) and (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of section one hundred 41 forty of this [chapter] article requiring department operating authority 42 that includes the bus operator's or motor carrier's name, number of 43 inspections, number of out of service orders, operator identification 44 number, location and region of operation including place of address, 45 percentile to which [a] an operator or motor carrier falls with respect 46 to out of service defects, the number or percentage of out of service 47 defects where pursuant to the commissioner's regulations no inspection 48 certificate shall be issued until the defect is repaired and a re-in- 49 spection is conducted, and the number of serious physical injury or 50 fatal crashes involving a for-hire vehicle requiring operating authority 51 pursuant to this article. 52 § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 53 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 54 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 55 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 56 completed on or before such effective date.
