NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3504
SPONSOR: Rajkumar TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
a central business district toll exemption for taxicabs
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Provides information on social welfare, financial literacy, and job
training programs for taxi drivers to help them transition to new
professions.
SUMMARY OR PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new Section 45 to the labor law.
Section 2 adds a new section 19-557 to the administrative code of the
city of New York.
Section 3 sets the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
JUSTIFICATION:
There is an increasing desire among taxi drivers to seek alternative
employment. This bill directs the State Department of Labor in partner-
ship with local city agencies to provide information on language
instruction, financial literacy, social service, and vocational programs
for these drivers.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2923-24 A7225 referred to labor 2021-22 A8596 referred to labor
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 30th day after it becomes law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3504
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
a central business district toll exemption for taxicabs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
3 2-a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no taxicab as
4 defined in section twelve hundred eighty of the tax law shall be charged
5 a central business district toll. Application for such toll exemption
6 shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the Triborough bridge and
7 tunnel authority and shall contain such information as the authority may
8 reasonably require.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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