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BILL NUMBER:S3538
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to ordinances to regulate taxicabs, limousines and livery vehicles
PURPOSE:
To clarify section 181 of the General Municipal Law to ensure that cities towns and villages have the authority to regulate limousines and livery vehicles operating in their jurisdiction.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Section 181 (1) of the General Municipal Law by adding the words "limousines and livery vehicles" in the appropriate places to clarify the statute.
Sections 2: Establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The State of New York enacted section 181 of the General Municipal Law to give cities, towns and villages the authority to regulate taxis, limousines and livery vehicles in their jurisdictions. Cities are now having issues with livery vehicles acting as unregulated taxis that don't have to meet the settle local licensing and safety standards as taxis. This technical correction will make clear that cities, towns and villages have authority to regulate limousines and livery vehicles as was intended.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.4811 (2013-2014) / A. 7403 (2014-2014) passed Assembly
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
Text
Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to ordinances to
regulate taxicabs, limousines and livery vehicles
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 181 of the
general municipal law, the section heading as amended by chapter 579 of
the laws of 1993, subdivision 1 as separately amended by chapters 382
and 385 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
Ordinances to regulate taxicabs [and], limousines AND LIVERY VEHICLES.
1. The registration and licensing of taxicabs, LIMOUSINES AND LIVERY
VEHICLES and may limit the number of taxicabs, LIMOUSINES AND LIVERY
VEHICLES to be licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi-
nances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and limou-
sines and may limit the number to be licensed; the county of Nassau may
adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and limousines;
and the county of Suffolk may adopt ordinances regulating the registra-
tion of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles; and the county of
Rockland may adopt local laws or ordinances regulating the registration
and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles and may limit
the number to be licensed.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01756-01-5
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S3538-2015
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