Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 21, 2019 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 31, 2019 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S3023
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2019-S3023 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3023 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3023 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, are subject to drug and alcohol testing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new section 502-b to require that all drivers of any for hire vehicle with a capacity of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, be subject to both pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing. This section would also prohibit motor carriers from requiring or permitting such
2019-S3023 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3023 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to drug and alcohol testing for for-hire vehicle drivers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 502-b to read as follows: § 502-B. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR-HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS; DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. 1. ALL MOTOR CARRIERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT PRE-EMPLOY- MENT AND RANDOM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON ALL DRIVERS OF ANY FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPAC- ITY OF TRANSPORTING TEN OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, REGARD- LESS OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ENDORSEMENT. EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RANDOM TESTING POOL FROM WHICH DRIVERS ARE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR TESTING, AND EVERY SUCH DRIVER SHALL SUBMIT TO SUCH TESTING WHEN SELECTED, AS REQUIRED IN PART 382 OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 2. NO MOTOR CARRIER SHALL REQUIRE OR PERMIT A DRIVER TO: (A) VIOLATE ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-L OF THIS TITLE; OR (B) BE ON DUTY OR OPERATE A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE WITH A CAPACITY OF TRANS- PORTING TEN OR MORE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, IF BY SUCH PERSON'S GENERAL APPEARANCE OR BY SUCH PERSON'S CONDUCT OR BY OTHER SUBSTANTIAT- ING EVIDENCE, SUCH PERSON APPEARS TO HAVE CONSUMED A DRUG, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR AN INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE PRECEDING EIGHT HOURS BEFORE SUCH DRIVER OPERATES THE FOR-HIRE VEHICLE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of motor vehicles may add, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation neces- sary to timely implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.
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