Senate Bill S6185

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the commissioner of transportation to establish methods of reporting safety issues with stretch limousines

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6185 - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §138, Transp L

2019-S6185 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of transportation to establish, maintain, monitor and publicize a hotline operated and maintained by the department of motor vehicles through which any person may report safety issues with stretch limousines and to use such reports when determining withdrawing a motor carrier's operating authority or denying applications for new or revised operating authority.

2019-S6185 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6185 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6185
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   commissioner of transportation to establish methods of reporting safe-
   ty issues with limousines

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 138 of the transportation law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  (A)  TO ESTABLISH A SMARTPHONE APPLICATION, WEBSITE AND TOLL-FREE
 HOTLINE FOR REPORTING CUSTOMER SERVICE OR  SAFETY  ISSUES  WITH  ALTERED
 MOTOR  VEHICLES  COMMONLY  REFERRED  TO  AS STRETCH LIMOUSINES WHICH ARE
 DESIGNED OR MODIFIED FOR PURPOSES OF HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY  OF  NINE
 OR MORE PASSENGERS.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE CONTRARY, SUCH
 REPORTS SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 WITHDRAWING  A  MOTOR  CARRIER'S OPERATING AUTHORITY OR DENYING APPLICA-
 TIONS FOR NEW OR REVISED OPERATING  AUTHORITY,  INCLUDING  EMERGENCY  OR
 TEMPORARY OPERATING AUTHORITY.
   (C)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE MOTOR CARRIERS TO AFFIX SIGNAGE
 WITHIN EACH MOTOR VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS FOR  COMPENSATION
 IN  A  PROMINENT  LOCATION  IN  THE  PASSENGER COMPARTMENT PROVIDING THE
 WEBSITE ADDRESS AND TOLL-FREE HOTLINE NUMBER. THE FORM AND  LOCATION  OF
 THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE DESIGNED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (D)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGN  THE  REPORTING SYSTEM TO ENABLE
 CUSTOMERS TO ASSESS THE SERVICE  PROVIDED  BY  THEIR  MOTOR  CARRIER  BY
 NUMERICAL  OR  LETTER  SCORING.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO DESIGN A
 REPORTING SYSTEM FOR REPORTING SUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF SAFETY ISSUES  OR
 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ARTICLE OR ARTICLE NINETEEN-A OF THE VEHICLE
 AND TRAFFIC LAW BY CUSTOMERS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH
 ISSUES OR COMPLIANCE FAILURES. SUCH REPORTING SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE WITH-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2019-S6185A - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §138, Transp L

2019-S6185A - Summary

Requires the commissioner of transportation to establish, maintain, monitor and publicize a hotline operated and maintained by the department of motor vehicles through which any person may report safety issues with stretch limousines and to use such reports when determining withdrawing a motor carrier's operating authority or denying applications for new or revised operating authority.

2019-S6185A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6185A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6185--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, CARLUCCI, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, LIU, PARKER -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Trans-
   portation in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the transportation law, in relation to requiring the
   commissioner of transportation to establish methods of reporting safe-
   ty issues with stretch limousines
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 138 of the transportation law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. (A) IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES, TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, MONITOR, AND  PUBLICIZE  A  SMARTPHONE
 APPLICATION,  WEBSITE AND TOLL-FREE HOTLINE THROUGH WHICH ANY PERSON MAY
 REPORT SAFETY ISSUES WITH ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
 "STRETCH LIMOUSINES" HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY OF NINE OR  MORE  PASSEN-
 GERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, USED IN THE BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSEN-
 GERS FOR COMPENSATION.  UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH SMARTPHONE APPLI-
 CATION,  WEBSITE,  AND  TOLL-FREE  HOTLINE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL REQUIRE EVERY  SUCH  ALTERED  MOTOR
 VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE TO HAVE POSTED THEREIN A NOTICE PROVID-
 ING  THE  WEBSITE  ADDRESS, TOLL-FREE HOTLINE NUMBER, AND INFORMATION ON
 HOW TO DOWNLOAD  THE  SMARTPHONE  APPLICATION,  IN  A  FORM  AND  MANNER
 APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF MOTOR VEHICLES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE
 POSTED IN A MANNER LEGIBLE AND CONSPICUOUS TO PASSENGERS IN ALL  SEATING
 POSITIONS  OF  SUCH  ALTERED  MOTOR  VEHICLES.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "SAFETY ISSUES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
 TO,  THE  OPERATIONAL  CONDITION  AND  FUNCTIONING OF SUCH ALTERED MOTOR
 VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE  SAFETY  EQUIPMENT  AVAILABILITY  AND  CONDITION,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2019-S6185B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §138, Transp L

2019-S6185B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of transportation to establish, maintain, monitor and publicize a hotline operated and maintained by the department of motor vehicles through which any person may report safety issues with stretch limousines and to use such reports when determining withdrawing a motor carrier's operating authority or denying applications for new or revised operating authority.

2019-S6185B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6185B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6185--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, KAPLAN, KENNEDY, LIU, PARK-
   ER, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on Transportation -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   commissioner of transportation to establish methods of reporting safe-
   ty issues with stretch limousines
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 138 of the transportation law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. (A) IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES,  TO  ESTABLISH,  MAINTAIN,  MONITOR, AND PUBLICIZE A TOLL-FREE
 HOTLINE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES
 THROUGH  WHICH  ANY  PERSON  MAY REPORT SAFETY ISSUES WITH ALTERED MOTOR
 VEHICLES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "STRETCH LIMOUSINES" HAVING  A  SEATING
 CAPACITY  OF  NINE OR MORE PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, USED IN THE
 BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION.   UPON THE  ESTAB-
 LISHMENT OF SUCH TOLL-FREE HOTLINE, THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  SHALL  REQUIRE EVERY SUCH ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE
 REGISTERED IN THIS STATE TO HAVE POSTED THEREIN A NOTICE  PROVIDING  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION'S  SAFE LIMO NEW YORK WEBSITE ADDRESS AND
 TOLL-FREE HOTLINE NUMBER, IN A FORM AND MANNER APPROVED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF MOTOR VEHICLES. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE POSTED IN A MANNER LEGI-
 BLE AND CONSPICUOUS TO PASSENGERS  IN  ALL  SEATING  POSITIONS  OF  SUCH
 ALTERED  MOTOR  VEHICLES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM
 "SAFETY ISSUES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  THE  OPERATIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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