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A02653 Summary:

BILL NOA02653B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06781-B
 
SPONSORAnderson
 
COSPNSRHyndman, Weprin, Forrest, Cunningham, Cook, Gibbs, Solages, Davila, Walker, Reyes, Bichotte Hermelyn, Jackson, Septimo, Kim, Chandler-Waterman, Darling, Dickens, Meeks, Alvarez, Tapia, Ardila, Taylor, Epstein, Burgos, Cruz, Beephan, De Los Santos, Zinerman, Carroll, Colton, Seawright, Maher, Otis, Fitzpatrick, Hevesi, Dais, Burdick, Raga
 
MLTSPNSRBrook-Krasny, Giglio JA
 
Amd §§19-502, 19-504 & 19-516, NYC Ad Cd
 
Allows commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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A02653 Actions:

BILL NOA02653B
 
01/26/2023referred to cities
01/03/2024referred to cities
04/05/2024amend and recommit to cities
04/05/2024print number 2653a
06/03/2024amend (t) and recommit to cities
06/03/2024print number 2653b
06/04/2024reference changed to ways and means
06/06/2024reported referred to rules
06/06/2024reported
06/06/2024rules report cal.478
06/06/2024ordered to third reading rules cal.478
06/06/2024passed assembly
06/06/2024delivered to senate
06/07/2024REFERRED TO RULES
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A02653 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2653B
 
SPONSOR: Anderson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing commuter vans to accept hails from prospective passengers in the street; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof   PURPOSE: To authorize a pilot program that would provide consumers additional methods of transportation particularly in areas of the State deemed a transportation desert.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends subdivision of § 19-502 of the adminis- trative code of the city of New York to provide that no commuter van shall be authorized to accept hails except as provided in subdivision c. Section two of the bill amends paragraph 1 of subdivision a of § 19-504 of the administrative code of the city of New York to add commuter vans authorized pursuant to subdivision c to the motor vehicles authorized to accept hails from passengers in the street. Section three of the bill amends the section heading and subdivision of § 19-516 of the administrative code of the city of New York to make technical changes. Section four of the bill adds a new subdivision c that authorizes the commission to establish a pilot program, until June 30, 2027, to allow commuter vans licensed by the commission to accept hails from prospec- tive passengers. The pilot program is limited to five specified communi- ty districts across the city. The commission must also then submit a report on the impact of the pilot program no later than February 1, 2026, to the mayor, speaker of the council, governor and the Legislature with findings and recommendations. Section five of the bill provides the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Commuter vans provide a service to many individuals throughout New York State. Whether it is helping transport people to the airport, to work, .or tpan.event,'commuter vans offer a service which gets people to a
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A02653 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2653--B
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ANDERSON, HYNDMAN, WEPRIN, FORREST, CUNNINGHAM,
          COOK, GIBBS, SOLAGES, DAVILA, WALKER, REYES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  JACK-
          SON,  SEPTIMO,  KIM, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, DARLING, DICKENS, MEEKS, ALVA-
          REZ,  TAPIA,  ARDILA,  TAYLOR,   EPSTEIN,   BURGOS,   CRUZ,   BEEPHAN,
          DE LOS SANTOS,  ZINERMAN,  CARROLL,  COLTON,  SEAWRIGHT,  MAHER, OTIS,
          FITZPATRICK, HEVESI, DAIS, BURDICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
          BROOK-KRASNY,  J. A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Cities -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with
          Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
          reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
          relation  to  allowing  commuter vans to accept hails from prospective
          passengers in the  street;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
          provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          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 19-502 of the administrative  code
     2  of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law number 37 of the city
     3  of New York for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    p. "Commuter van" means a commuter van service having a seating capac-
     5  ity of at least nine passengers but not more than twenty  passengers  or
     6  such greater capacity as the commission may establish by rule and carry-
     7  ing  passengers  for hire in the city duly licensed as a commuter van by
     8  the commission and  not  permitted  to  accept  hails  from  prospective
     9  passengers  in the street except as authorized pursuant to subdivision c
    10  of this section. For purposes of the provisions of this chapter relating
    11  to prohibitions against the operation of an  unauthorized  commuter  van
    12  service  or an unlicensed commuter van, the enforcement of such prohibi-
    13  tions and the imposition of penalties for violations  of  such  prohibi-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07042-04-4

        A. 2653--B                          2
 
     1  tions and to the seizure and forfeiture of commuter vans, the term shall
     2  also  include  any  common  carrier  of  passengers by motor vehicle not
     3  subject to licensure as  a  taxicab,  for-hire  vehicle,  or  wheelchair
     4  accessible  van  and  not  operating  as a public or private bus transit
     5  service operated pursuant to a contract with the city, any county within
     6  the state of New York, the state of New York or any other state or local
     7  government that follows the applicable procurement rules and regulations
     8  of such jurisdiction regardless of the  seating  capacity  of  any  such
     9  vehicle.  The  commission  shall  submit  to the council the text of any
    10  proposed rule relating to the maximum capacity of commuter vans  at  the
    11  time such proposed rule is published in the City Record.
    12    § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 19-504 of the administra-
    13  tive code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 of
    14  the city of New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    15    (1)  A  taxi-cab,  coach,  wheelchair  accessible van, commuter van or
    16  for-hire vehicle shall operate within the city of New York only  if  the
    17  owner  shall  first  have obtained from the commission a taxicab, coach,
    18  wheelchair accessible van, commuter van or for-hire vehicle license  for
    19  such  vehicle  and  only while such license is in full force and effect.
    20  Vehicle licenses shall be issued for a term of not  less  than  one  nor
    21  more  than  two  years  and  shall  expire  on the date set forth on the
    22  license unless sooner suspended or revoked by the commission.  No  motor
    23  vehicle other than a duly licensed taxicab or commuter van where author-
    24  ized  pursuant  to subdivision c of section 19-502 of this chapter shall
    25  be permitted to accept hails from passengers in the street. No  commuter
    26  van  shall be operated within the city of New York unless it is operated
    27  as part of a current, valid authorization  to  operate  a  commuter  van
    28  service  duly  issued  by the commission pursuant to section 19-504.2 of
    29  this chapter.
    30    § 3. The section heading of section 19-516 of the administrative  code
    31  of  the city of New York, as amended by local law number 115 of the city
    32  of New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    33    Acceptance of passengers by for-hire vehicles [and commuter vans].
    34    § 4. Subdivision b of section 19-516 of the administrative code of the
    35  city of New York, as amended by local law number 6 of the  city  of  New
    36  York  for  the year 2017, is amended and a new subdivision c is added to
    37  read as follows:
    38    b. [No] Except as provided in subdivision c of this section, no commu-
    39  ter van service and no person who owns, operates or  drives  a  commuter
    40  van,  shall provide, permit or authorize the provision of transportation
    41  service to a passenger unless such service to  a  passenger  is  on  the
    42  basis of a telephone contract or other prearrangement. Where a violation
    43  of  this  subdivision  has been committed by a driver of a commuter van,
    44  the commuter van service and the owner of such  vehicle  shall  also  be
    45  liable for a violation of this subdivision.
    46    c.  The  commission  shall  establish  a pilot program to evaluate the
    47  impact of commuter vans accepting street hails.  Until  June  thirtieth,
    48  two  thousand twenty-seven commuter vans duly licensed by the commission
    49  to carry passengers  for  hire  are  authorized  to  accept  hails  from
    50  prospective passengers in the  streets  of  the  city of New York within
    51  Queens  community  district  twelve,  Brooklyn  community district five,
    52  Brooklyn community district nine, Brooklyn community  district  sixteen,
    53  and  Brooklyn  community district seventeen, provided that such authori-
    54  zation shall prohibit the pick  up  of  passengers  by  street  hail  at
    55  airports or in such other area as the commission shall by rule prohibit.
    56  No later than February first, two thousand twenty-six and annually ther-

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     1  eafter until the completion of the pilot program established pursuant to
     2  this  subdivision,  the  commission  shall submit a report to the mayor,
     3  speaker of the council, governor, the temporary president of the senate,
     4  and  the  speaker  of the assembly, evaluating the pilot program with an
     5  analysis of the impact of commuter vans accepting hails from prospective
     6  passengers in the streets and  any  recommendations  of  the  commission
     7  regarding  the  authorization  of  commuter  vans  to  accept hails from
     8  prospective passengers in the streets of the city of New York.
     9    § 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    10  have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30, 2027.
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