New York S 617: Requires that for-hire vehicles have New York state issued license plates to receive a New York state safety inspection

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S00617 Summary:

BILL NOS00617C

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SAME ASSAME AS A05158-B

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRJACKSON, PALUMBO, PARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §301, V & T L

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Prohibits the New York state safety inspection of vehicles used for a for-hire service if such vehicles have out-of-state license plates.

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BILL NOS00617C

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/21/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

05/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 617A

05/22/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

05/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 617B

05/28/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 617C

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 617--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
 portation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 that all for-hire vehicles have New York state license plates in order
 to receive a New York state safety inspection

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 301 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law is amended to read as follows:
 3 (b) (1) The commissioner shall also require the inspection of any
 4 motor vehicle duly registered under the laws of another state, a prov-
 5 ince of Canada, a territory or a federal district to the extent to which
 6 such state, province, territory or federal district requires the
 7 inspection of motor vehicles duly registered under the laws of this
 8 state; provided, however, that a motor vehicle used to carry passengers
 9 for hire in for-hire vans and buses greater than nine passengers capaci-
 10 ty have New York state issued license plates to receive a bi-annual New
 11 York State DOT safety inspection for for-hire vehicle service under an
 12 authorization issued by a municipality or the state shall not be
 13 inspected in accordance with the provisions of this section unless such
 14 motor vehicle used to carry passengers for hire in a for-hire vehicle is
 15 duly registered under the laws of this state.
 16 (2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the following terms shall have
 17 the following meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02482-06-5

 S. 617--C 2

 1 (A) "for-hire vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle carrying passengers
 2 for hire in New York state, with a seating capacity of nine passengers
 3 and above, not including the driver; and
 4 (B) "seating capacity" shall include any plain view location which is
 5 capable of accommodating a normal adult as part of an overall seat
 6 configuration and design and is likely to be used as a seating position
 7 while the vehicle is in motion.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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