New York S 9653: Relates to permitting and regulating marine transportation network companies

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S09653 Summary:

BILL NOS09653 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10865

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 11-A §§150 - 158, amd §§14, 59 & 2, Nav L; amd §§3455, 3456, 2305 & 3425, Ins L

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Authorizes and regulates the operation of marine transportation network companies outside of a city of one million or more.

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BILL NOS09653 

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03/31/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9653

 IN SENATE

 March 31, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the navigation law and the insurance law, in relation to
 marine transportation network companies

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

 1 Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new article 11-A
 2 to read as follows:

 3 ARTICLE 11-A
 4 MARINE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES
 5 Section 150. Definitions.
 6 151. General provisions.
 7 152. Financial responsibility of marine transportation network
 8 companies.
 9 153. Disclosures.
 10 154. Insurance provisions.
 11 155. Operator and vessel requirements.
 12 156. Maintenance of records.
 13 157. Audit procedures; confidentiality of records.
 14 158. Criminal history background check of marine transportation
 15 network company operators.

 16 § 150. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Marine transportation
 17 network company vessel" or "MTNC vessel" means a vessel that is:
 18 (a) used by a marine transportation network company operator to
 19 provide a MTNC prearranged trip originating within the state of New
 20 York; and
 21 (b) owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the marine trans-
 22 portation network company operator.
 23 Such term shall not include:
 24 (i) a water taxi;
 25 (ii) a ferry; or
 26 (iii) a charter vessel.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15369-01-6

 S. 9653 2

 1 2. "Digital network" means any system or service offered or utilized
 2 by a marine transportation network company that enables MTNC prearranged
 3 trips with marine transportation network company operators.
 4 3. "Marine transportation network company" or "MTNC" means a person,
 5 corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is
 6 licensed pursuant to this article and is operating in New York state
 7 exclusively using a digital network to connect marine transportation
 8 network company passengers to marine transportation network company
 9 operators who provide MTNC prearranged trips.
 10 4. "Marine transportation network company operator" or "MTNC operator"
 11 means an individual who:
 12 (a) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services
 13 from a marine transportation network company in exchange for payment of
 14 a fee to the marine transportation network company; and
 15 (b) Uses a MTNC vessel to offer or provide a MTNC prearranged trip to
 16 marine transportation network company passengers upon connection through
 17 a digital network controlled by a marine transportation network company
 18 in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee.
 19 5. "Marine transportation network company passenger" or "passenger"
 20 means a person or persons who use a marine transportation network compa-
 21 ny's digital network to connect with a marine transportation network
 22 company operator who provides MTNC prearranged trips to the passenger in
 23 the MTNC vessel between points chosen by the passenger.
 24 6. (a) "MTNC prearranged trip" or "trip" means the provision of marine
 25 transportation by a marine transportation network company operator to a
 26 passenger provided through the use of a MTNC's digital network:
 27 (i) beginning when a marine transportation network company operator
 28 accepts a passenger's request for a trip through a digital network
 29 controlled by a marine transportation network company