Bill Text: NY A07480 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7480 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes the county of Ulster to regulate the registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-31 - signed chap.289 [A07480 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7480
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the  vehicle  and  traffic
         law,  in  relation to authorizing the county of Ulster to regulate the
         registration and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and  livery  vehi-
         cles
         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; AND THE COUNTY OF ULSTER 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    S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of  the  vehicle  and
   17  traffic  law,  as separately amended by chapters 382 and 385 of the laws
   18  of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   19    b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one
   20  million or more, or a county within New York state  contiguous  to  such
   21  city  [or],  the  county  of Suffolk [or], the county of Rockland OR THE
   22  COUNTY OF ULSTER, that requires  the  issuance  of  a  license,  permit,
   23  registration,  certification  or other approval for a vehicle to perform
   24  the pre-arranged pick up or drop off of one or more passengers  in  such
   25  jurisdiction for compensation.
   26    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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