NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A728
SPONSOR: Rosenthal TITLE OF BILL:
An act requiring the department of labor to conduct a study to determine
and report on the potential impact of driverless vehicles on occupations
and employment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof
PURPOSE:
This bill creates a study through the Department of Labor to determine
the potential effects of driverless vehicles on occupations and employ-
ment in New York State.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one authorizes the commissioner of the Department of Labor to
engage in a study analyzing the potential impact of driverless vehicles
on occupations and employment; and shall generate a report on such find-
ings.
Section two details the focus of the study and the report.
Section three states that the commissioner shall publish the report to
the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and Speaker of the
Assembly, the Senate Committees on Labor and Transportation, and the
Assembly Committee and Transportation on Labor.
Section four sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
The automobile industry is set to experience a rapid, transformation
with the advances in self-driving car technology. At such a pivotal
point in the industry, New York must be prepared for the day when
driverless cars and trucks become the norm for a number of services,
such as taxis and commercial deliveries.
This bill will initiate a study through the Department of Labor to
determine the potential impact driverless vehicles will have on occupa-
tions and employment throughout the State.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A.233 - Referred to Labor
2021-22: A.639 - Referred to Labor
2019-20: A.301 - Referred to Labor
2017-18: A.2990 - Referred to Labor
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed on January 1, 2027.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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728
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Labor
AN ACT requiring the department of labor to conduct a study to determine
and report on the potential impact of driverless vehicles on occupa-
tions and employment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Study of the potential impact to vehicle transportation and
2 delivery systems. The commissioner of the department of labor shall
3 engage in a study analyzing the potential impact of driverless vehicles
4 on occupations and employment and shall make a report on such findings.
5 § 2. Such study and report carried out pursuant to this act shall
6 address the following issues:
7 (a) the potential impact of driverless vehicles on delivery and trans-
8 portation services;
9 (b) the potential loss of employment for those engaged in occupations
10 described by paragraph (a) of this section; and
11 (c) any other information the commissioner deems pertinent to include
12 in said report related to this policy.
13 § 3. The commissioner shall publish such report to the governor, the
14 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
15 senate committees on labor and transportation and assembly committees on
16 labor and transportation no later than December 31, 2026.
17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
18 deemed repealed January 1, 2027.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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