New York Assembly Bill A06930 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6930--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURGOS, REYES, SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT establishing the "COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act". 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, any entity issuing 4 for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the 5 effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of livery vehicle 6 licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same 7 vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless 8 the livery vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement. Such 9 livery vehicle licenses restored pursuant to this act may not transfer 10 their base affiliation to individuals, partnerships, limited liability 11 companies, business corporations, sole proprietorships, or any combina- 12 tion of one or more such entities operating under, or in affiliation 13 with, one brand or trade name or a common brand, trade, business or 14 operating name, that offers, facilitates, or otherwise connects passen- 15 gers to for-hire vehicles by prearrangement in the city of New York, 16 utilizing software that allows a passenger or prospective passenger to 17 arrange for transportation using a passenger-facing booking tool, 18 including a smartphone or other electronic device, and that dispatches, 19 or facilitates the dispatching of, 10,000 or more trips in such city in 20 one day. Livery vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license 21 during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through addi- 22 tional charges or fees. Provided further that, notwithstanding the 23 livery vehicle licenses restored pursuant to this act, this act shall EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11093-03-4 
 A. 6930--A 2 1 not otherwise affect the ability of the entity issuing for-hire vehicle 2 licenses from setting or regulating the number of for-hire vehicle 3 licenses, nor shall it impair such entity's ability to enter into agree- 4 ments with for-hire vehicles, including liveries, to transition to 5 hybrid or zero-emission vehicles by 2030. 6 § 3. For the purposes of this act, the COVID-19 pandemic is deemed to 7 have begun upon the issuance of Executive Order 202 on March 7, 2020, 8 and is deemed to have ended upon the expiration of Executive Order 11 9 after September 12, 2022. 10 § 4. For purposes of this act, "for-hire vehicle", "owner", "livery" 11 and "vehicle license" shall mean the same as defined by local law or 12 regulation. 13 § 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law.