S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3538 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 12, 2015 ___________ 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. LBD01756-01-5