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S05989 Summary:

BILL NO	S05989
SAME AS	SAME AS A04102
SPONSOR	HINCHEY
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §1700-a, V & T L
Requires transportation network companies to notify passengers who have reported an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip that the TNC will not report such incident to law enforcement; requires TNCs to advise every passenger that reports an incident of sexual assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip of their right to make a report to local law enforcement or the state police.

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S05989 Actions:

BILL NO	S05989
03/24/2023	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
01/03/2024	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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S05989 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5989
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 24, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          transportation   network  companies  to  notify  passengers  who  have
          reported an incident of sexual assault of certain information

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1700-a to read as follows:
     3    § 1700-a. Response to reports. 1. Every TNC shall notify any passenger
     4  reporting an incident of sexual  assault  that  occurred  during  a  TNC
     5  prearranged  trip  that  the  TNC  will  not report such incident to law
     6  enforcement.
     7    2. Every TNC shall ensure that every passenger that reports  an  inci-
     8  dent  of  sexual  assault that occurred during a TNC prearranged trip is
     9  advised of their right to make a report to local law enforcement  and/or
    10  state police.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03095-01-3

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