Assembly Bill A4067

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring pre-trip safety briefings by drivers of stretch limousines

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4067 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1367
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§509-g & 509-m, V & T L

2023-A4067 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pre-trip safety briefings by drivers of stretch limousines; directs the commissioner of DMV to establish content for safety briefings to be made to passengers and requires drivers to demonstrate proficiency in providing briefings.

2023-A4067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4067
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  pre-trip
   safety briefings for drivers of stretch limousines
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 509-g of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  IN  ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IN THE EVENT
 THE COMMISSIONER REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF LIVE IN-PERSON PRE-TRIP SAFE-
 TY BRIEFINGS, ALL MOTOR CARRIERS SHALL REGULARLY REQUIRE EACH DRIVER WHO
 OPERATES ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "STRETCH  LIMOU-
 SINES"  TO  DEMONSTRATE  THEIR  PROFICIENCY IN PROVIDING PRE-TRIP SAFETY
 BRIEFINGS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION FIVE  HUNDRED
 NINE-M OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Section 509-m of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  (A)  ESTABLISH AND REGULARLY UPDATE THE FORM AND CONTENT OF A PRE-
 TRIP SAFETY BRIEFING FOR MOTOR CARRIERS THAT OPERATE ALTERED MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "STRETCH LIMOUSINES", WHICH OPERATORS SHALL
 PROVIDE TO PASSENGERS PRIOR TO TRANSPORTING ANY PERSONS FOR HIRE IN SUCH
 STRETCH LIMOUSINE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-
 TATION AND THE DIVISION OF  STATE  POLICE  IN  PREPARING  THE  FORM  AND
 CONTENT  OF  SUCH SAFETY BRIEFING, AND MAY ENGAGE ADDITIONAL ENTITIES OR
 INDIVIDUALS HE OR SHE DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01844-02-3

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