A04406 Summary:
BILL NO | A04406 |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Kellner (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Weisenberg, Dinowitz, Barron, Millman, Lancman, Meng, Hooper, Weprin |
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MLTSPNSR | Farrell, Glick, Gottfried, Molinaro |
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Amd S181, Gen Muni L | |
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Provides improved access to taxi cabs for persons with disabilities. |
A04406 Actions:
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02/03/2011 | referred to cities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/12/2011 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/28/2011 | advanced to third reading cal.206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2011 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2011 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/13/2011 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/04/2012 | ordered to third reading cal.158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/09/2012 | committed to cities |
A04406 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Colton
No
Graf
Yes
Linares
No
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
No
Amedore
Yes
Conte
Yes
Gunther
No
Lopez PD
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cook
Yes
Hanna
ER
Lopez VJ
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Aubry
No
Corwin
Yes
Hawley
No
Losquadro
No
Palmesano
Yes
Simotas
No
Barclay
Yes
Crespo
No
Hayes
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
No
Smardz
Yes
Barron
No
Crouch
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples Stokes
Yes
Spano
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Curran
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stevenson
Yes
Bing
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Sweeney
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hooper
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Ra
No
Tedisco
ER
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
Markey
Yes
Rabbitt
No
Tenney
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jacobs
No
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Titus
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Johns
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Reilly
No
Tobacco
Yes
Brook Krasny
No
Finch
No
Jordan
Yes
Meng
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burling
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Katz
No
Miller D
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weisenberg
No
Butler
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kirwan
Yes
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
Yes
Gantt
No
Kolb
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Gibson
ER
Lancman
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Castelli
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
Yes
Castro
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Moya
ER
Saladino
No
Ceretto
No
Goodell
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Murray
Yes
Sayward
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A04406 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4406 2011-2012 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER, WEISENBERG, DINOWITZ, BARRON, MILLMAN, LANCMAN, MENG, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MOLINARO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing for improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 181 of the general municipal law, as amended by 2 chapter 579 of the laws of 1993, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 430 3 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 181. Ordinances to regulate taxicabs and limousines. 1. The munici- 5 pal officers and boards in the several cities, towns and villages of 6 this state now having the authority to enact ordinances, may adopt ordi- 7 nances regulating: 8 [1.] (a) The registration and licensing of taxicabs and may limit the 9 number of taxicabs to be licensed and the county of Westchester may 10 adopt ordinances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs 11 and limousines and may limit the number to be licensed; and the county 12 of Nassau may adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs 13 and limousines. 14 [2.] (b) Parking and passenger pick-up and discharge by taxicabs, 15 limousines and livery vehicles. Establishment of such ordinances and 16 regulations regulating parking and passenger pick-up and discharges may 17 be based upon recommendations from municipal planning officials or other 18 public entities and may address and take into consideration such 19 factors, including, but not limited to, geographic areas, vehicle type, 20 limiting the number of parked vehicles and activities undertaken while 21 parked, and periods of idling. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03088-01-1A. 4406 2 1 2. The municipal officers and boards in any city having a population 2 of more than one million shall no later than April thirtieth, two thou- 3 sand thirteen adopt ordinances providing: 4 (a) that "accessible taxicab" shall mean any vehicle that 5 (1) is equipped with a lift, ramp, or any other device, arrangement or 6 alteration, so it is capable of transporting persons with physical disa- 7 bilities, including those who use wheelchairs, scooters and similar 8 devices while they remain seated in their wheelchairs, scooters or simi- 9 lar devices; 10 (2) complies with the specifications set forth in regulations promul- 11 gated under the Americans with Disabilities Act and codified at 49 12 C.F.R. sections 38.23, 38.25 and 38.31, as amended, whether or not those 13 regulations would apply under federal law; 14 (3) is equipped with an assistive listening system for persons with 15 hearing impairment that is connected with any intercom, video or audio 16 system, when such a system is installed; 17 (4) assures that the technology utilized by taxicabs is compliant with 18 the standards promulgated by the commissioner of transportation; 19 provided that a local authority with oversight over taxicabs, limousines 20 and livery vehicles may conduct pilot programs testing new systems; 21 (5) is equipped with standardized signs printed in: (A) Braille; and 22 (B) large-print text so that such signs are visible to persons with low 23 vision; 24 (6) provides sufficient floor space to accommodate a service animal; 25 and 26 (7) if powered by a hybrid-electric power plant, is equipped with an 27 appropriate device to enable persons who are blind to hear the approach 28 of the vehicle as readily as they can hear a conventional gasoline-pow- 29 ered taxicab. 30 (b) that no owner of a taxicab shall place any taxicab into service 31 subsequent to October first, two thousand fourteen which taxicab is not 32 an accessible taxicab. 33 3. For purposes of this section, the term "assistive listening system" 34 shall mean situational-personal acoustic communication equipment 35 designed to improve the transmission and auditory reception of sound. 36 Such system shall include but not be limited to the use of standard 37 amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), audio induction 38 loop, infrared light sound, or hard wire systems. 39 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall promulgate any rules, 40 regulations and standards necessary to give effect of the provisions of 41 this act, including, but not limited to rules, regulations and standards 42 concerning the standardization of assistive listening technology avail- 43 able in taxicabs and the content of signs available in taxicabs to visu- 44 ally impaired persons. 45 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.