New York S 4512: Relates to the definition of the term "lobbyist"

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S04512 Summary:

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SPONSORRAMOS

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Amd §§1693 & 1696, V & T L; add §19-503.2, NYC Ad Cd; add §90-b, St Fin L

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Provides for transportation accommodations for passengers with disabilities; requires compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and indication for accommodations when requesting a ride; creates an on-demand vehicle accessibility fund.

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4512

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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, the administrative code of
 the city of New York and the state finance law, in relation to trans-
 portation accommodation for passengers with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section 1696 of the vehi-
 2 cle and traffic law, as added by section 2 of part AAA of chapter 59 of
 3 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) A TNC shall implement and maintain a policy and an oversight proc-
 5 ess of providing accessibility to passengers or potential passengers
 6 with a disability, including any accommodations required by the Ameri-
 7 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended and accommodation of
 8 service animals as such term is defined in section one hundred twenty-
 9 three-b of the agriculture and markets law and shall to the extent prac-
 10 ticable adopt findings established by the New York state TNC accessibil-
 11 ity task force adopted pursuant to section twenty-one of [the] part AAA
 12 of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two thousand seventeen [that added
 13 this section]. A TNC shall implement and maintain a documented policy
 14 and oversight process for providing such accessibility. A TNC shall not
 15 impose additional charges for providing services to persons with phys-
 16 ical disabilities because of those disabilities, nor shall it impose
 17 additional charge for providing services to persons using service
 18 animals, and it shall make available on the mobile applications of such
 19 TNC, or in any other method provided by the TNC for requesting service,
 20 the ability to indicate accommodations as required by the Americans with
 21 Disabilities Act of 1990 including accommodation of service animals.
 22 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 23 adding a new section 19-503.2 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09068-01-5

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 1 § 19-503.2 Passengers with disabilities. a. The commission shall
 2 promulgate rules and regulations which ensure for-hire vehicle services
 3 provide any accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities
 4 Act of 1990, as amended.
 5 b. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations which ensure
 6 every for-hire vehicle service shall make available on the mobile appli-
 7 cation of such service or in any other method provided by the for-hire
 8 vehicle service for requesting service, the ability to indicate accommo-
 9 dations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
 10 including accommodation of service animals.
 11 § 3. Section 1693 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 12 a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
 13 14. A TNC shall collect twenty cents per trip provided by such TNC and
 14 deposit the same in the on-demand vehicle accessibility fund established
 15 pursuant to section ninety-b of the state finance law.
 16 § 4. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 90-b to
 17 read as follows:
 18 § 90-b. On-demand vehicle accessibility fund. 1. There is hereby
 19 established in