Bill Text: NY S06366 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6366 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-13 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8268A [S06366 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06366-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6366--A
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 1, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
         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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