Assembly Bill A4102

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5989
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1700-a, V & T L

2023-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

2023-A4102 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4102
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, FAHY, KELLES, WEPRIN,
   McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   transportation  network  companies  to  notify  passengers  who   have
   reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

   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 1700-a to read as follows:
   § 1700-A. RESPONSE TO REPORTS. 1. EVERY TNC SHALL NOTIFY ANY PASSENGER
 REPORTING  AN  INCIDENT  OF  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  THAT OCCURRED DURING A TNC
 PREARRANGED TRIP THAT THE TNC WILL  NOT  REPORT  SUCH  INCIDENT  TO  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT.
   2.  EVERY  TNC SHALL ENSURE THAT EVERY PASSENGER THAT REPORTS AN INCI-
 DENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED DURING A TNC  PREARRANGED  TRIP  IS
 ADVISED  OF THEIR RIGHT TO MAKE A REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND/OR
 STATE POLICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03095-01-3

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