Bill Text: NY A08268 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes Suffolk county to regulate taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - signed chap.382 [A08268 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08268-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        8268--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 9, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
         ments in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law and the vehicle and traffic
         law, in relation to the regulation of taxicabs, limousines, and livery
         vehicles in Suffolk county
         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 amended by chapter 430 of the laws of 2003, is  amended  to  read  as
    3  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;  [and]  the  county  of
    8  Nassau  may adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and
    9  limousines; AND THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK MAY  ADOPT  ORDINANCES  REGULATING
   10  THE REGISTRATION OF TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES, AND LIVERY VEHICLES.
   11    S  2.   Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of the vehicle and
   12  traffic law, as added by chapter 549 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to
   13  read as follows:
   14    b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one
   15  million  or  more,  or a county within New York state contiguous to such
   16  city OR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, that requires the issuance of a  license,
   17  permit,  registration,  certification or other approval for a vehicle to
   18  perform the pre-arranged pick up or drop off of one or  more  passengers
   19  in such jurisdiction for compensation.
   20    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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