File #: Int 0449-2010    Version: Name: Livery passenger bill of rights.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Transportation
On agenda: 12/20/2010
Enactment date: 4/17/2012 Law number: 2012/022
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the livery passenger bill of rights.
Sponsors: G. Oliver Koppell, Fernando Cabrera , Margaret S. Chin, Letitia James, Darlene Mealy, Rosie Mendez, Michael C. Nelson, Annabel Palma, Albert Vann, Jumaane D. Williams, David G. Greenfield, Helen D. Foster, Melissa Mark-Viverito, James G. Van Bramer, Charles Barron, Gale A. Brewer, Robert Jackson, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Jessica S. Lappin, Deborah L. Rose, Inez E. Dickens, James F. Gennaro, Brad S. Lander, Stephen T. Levin
Council Member Sponsors: 24
Attachments: 1. Int. No. 449 - 12/20/10, 2. Committee Report 3/1/12, 3. Hearing Testimony 3/1/12, 4. Hearing Transcript 3/1/12, 5. Committee Report 3/27/12, 6. Hearing Transcript 3-27-12, 7. Fiscal Impact Statement, 8. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-28-12, 9. Mayor's Letter, 10. Local Law
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
4/17/2012AG. Oliver Koppell City Council Recved from Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/17/2012AG. Oliver Koppell Mayor Signed Into Law by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/17/2012AG. Oliver Koppell Mayor Hearing Held by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/28/2012AG. Oliver Koppell City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/28/2012AG. Oliver Koppell City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/27/2012*G. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/27/2012*G. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/27/2012*G. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/27/2012AG. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/1/2012*G. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/1/2012*G. Oliver Koppell Committee on Transportation Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/20/2010*G. Oliver Koppell City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/20/2010*G. Oliver Koppell City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
Int. No. 449-A
 
By Council Members Koppell, Cabrera, Chin, James, Mealy, Mendez, Nelson, Palma, Vann, Williams, Greenfield, Foster, Mark-Viverito, Van Bramer, Barron, Brewer, Jackson, Rodriguez, Lappin, Rose, Dickens, Gennaro, Lander and Levin
 
 
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the livery passenger bill of rights.
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 19-537 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
a.  For the purposes of this section, the term "livery" shall have the same meaning as defined under Title 35[, §6-01] of the rules of the city of New York.  
§ 2. Subdivision d of section 19-537 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by amending paragraphs 10 and 11 and adding a new paragraph 12 to read as follows:
(10) a driver who does not use a cell phone (hand-held or hands free) while driving; [and]
(11) decline to tip for poor service[.] ; and
(12)  request a wheelchair accessible vehicle and be provided with equivalent service.
§ 3. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law.
 
 
AC/LF
LL # 1079
3/20/12