New York A 10101: Relates to controlled substance offenses qualifying for bail and allowing courts to consider the risk of continued substance abuse

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A10101 Summary:

BILL NOA10101 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§20-1204, 20-1207, 20-1208, 20-1209, 20-1211 & 20-1212, add Title 20 Chap 12 Subchap 8 §§20-1281 - 1289,
NYC Ad Cd; add Art 48 §§1710 - 1726, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits high-volume for-hire vehicle services from deactivating high-volume for-hire vehicle drivers; establishes exceptions that allow deactivating drivers; and authorizes the office of the attorney general handle enforcement of the provisions outside the city of New York.

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BILL NOA10101 

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01/30/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10101

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Cities

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
 general business law, in relation to prohibiting high-volume for-hire
 vehicle services from deactivating high-volume for-hire vehicle driv-
 ers, unless due to just cause, a bona fide economic reason, or if
 required to by law

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 20-1204 of the administrative code
 2 of the city of New York, as added by local law number 107 of the city of
 3 New York for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 4 a. No person shall take any adverse action against an employee or
 5 high-volume for-hire vehicle driver that penalizes such employee or
 6 high-volume for-hire vehicle driver for, or is reasonably likely to
 7 deter such employee or high-volume for-hire vehicle driver from, exer-
 8 cising or attempting to exercise any right protected under this chapter.
 9 Taking an adverse action includes threatening, intimidating, disciplin-
 10 ing, discharging, demoting, suspending or harassing an employee or high-
 11 volume for-hire vehicle driver, reducing the hours or pay of an employee
 12 or high-volume for-hire vehicle driver, informing another employer or
 13 high-volume for-hire vehicle service that an employee or high-volume
 14 for-hire vehicle driver has engaged in activities protected by this
 15 chapter, and discriminating against the employee or high-volume for-hire
 16 vehicle driver, including actions related to perceived immigration
 17 status or work authorization. An employee or high-volume for-hire vehi-
 18 cle driver need not explicitly refer to this chapter or the rights
 19 enumerated herein to be protected from retaliation.
 20 § 2. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of subdivision b of section 20-1207 of the
 21 administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law
 22 number 80 of the city of New York for the year 2020, are amended to read
 23 as follows:
 24 1. Any person, including any organization, alleging a violation of
 25 this chapter may file a complaint with the department within two years

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14385-01-6

 A. 10101 2

 1 of the date the person knew or should have known of the alleged
 2 violation, except that (i) a complaint alleging a violation of section
 3 20-1282 or 20-1283 of this chapter may be filed only by the deactivated
 4 high-volume for-hire vehicle driver or by a representative of such high-
 5 volume for-hire vehicle driver, provided that the high-volume for-hire
 6 vehicle driver has agreed to such representation and (ii) a complaint
 7 alleging a violation of section 20-1283 of this chapter may be filed
 8 within one year after the effective date of the local law that added
 9 subchapter eight of this chapter.
 10 2. Upon receiving such a complaint, the department shall investigate
 11 it, except that upon receiving a complaint alleging a violation of any
 12 provision of subchapter eight of this chapter, the department shall, if
 13 resources permit, investigate the complaint.
 14 § 3. Paragraph 5 of subdivision b of section 20-1207 of the adminis-
 15 trative