Bill Text: NY A09601 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the counties of Dutchess and Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A09601 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A09601-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9601 I N A S S E M B L Y May 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the counties of Dutchess and Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 181 of the general municipal law, 2 as separately amended by chapters 382 and 385 of the laws of 2012, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The registration and licensing of taxicabs and may limit the number 5 of taxicabs to be licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi- 6 nances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and limou- 7 sines and may limit the number to be licensed; the county of Nassau may 8 adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and limousines; 9 and the county of Suffolk may adopt ordinances regulating the registra- 10 tion of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles; [and] the county of 11 Rockland may adopt local laws or ordinances regulating the registration 12 and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles and may limit 13 the number to be licensed; THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS MAY ADOPT LOCAL LAWS 14 OR ORDINANCES REGULATING THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF TAXICABS, 15 LIMOUSINES, AND LIVERY VEHICLES AND MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER TO BE LICENSED; 16 AND THE COUNTY OF ULSTER MAY ADOPT LOCAL LAWS OR ORDINANCES REGULATING 17 THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES, AND LIVERY VEHI- 18 CLES AND MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER TO BE LICENSED. 19 S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of the vehicle and 20 traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 382 and 385 of the laws 21 of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one 23 million or more, or a county within New York state contiguous to such 24 city [or], the county of Suffolk [or], the county of Rockland, THE COUN- 25 TY OF DUTCHESS OR THE COUNTY OF ULSTER, that requires the issuance of a 26 license, permit, registration, certification or other approval for a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13345-02-4 A. 9601 2 1 vehicle to perform the pre-arranged pick up or drop off of one or more 2 passengers in such jurisdiction for compensation. 3 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.