Bill Text: NY S03538 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the regulation of taxicabs, limousines, livery and transportation network company vehicles in certain municipalities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-28 - VETOED MEMO.269 [S03538 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3538
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 12, 2015
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       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:
    1    Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 181 of the
    2  general  municipal law, the section heading as amended by chapter 579 of
    3  the laws of 1993, subdivision 1 as separately amended  by  chapters  382
    4  and 385 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    5    Ordinances to regulate taxicabs [and], limousines AND LIVERY VEHICLES.
    6    1.  The  registration and licensing of taxicabs, LIMOUSINES AND LIVERY
    7  VEHICLES and may limit the number of  taxicabs,  LIMOUSINES  AND  LIVERY
    8  VEHICLES  to  be  licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi-
    9  nances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and  limou-
   10  sines  and may limit the number to be licensed; the county of Nassau may
   11  adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs and limousines;
   12  and the county of Suffolk may adopt ordinances regulating the  registra-
   13  tion  of  taxicabs,  limousines,  and livery vehicles; and the county of
   14  Rockland may adopt local laws or ordinances regulating the  registration
   15  and licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehicles and may limit
   16  the number to be licensed.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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