Int 2037-2020

Prohibiting a high-volume for-hire service from levying an additional charge for the use of a child car seat.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportationintroduced 2020-08-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2020-08-27Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would prohibit a high-volume for-hire service that offers a child car seat from charging an additional fee for the use of the child car seat. The high-volume for-hire service would also be required to disclose the type of child car seat and age range for which it can be used. Any high-volume for-hire service that violates this section could receive a civil penalty of at least $100 and not more than $250 for each offense.

Committee on Transportation — Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority.

How it compares

24% of similar bills passed

12 passed · 38 died

This bill: 490 days in committee

Similar bills: median 644 days · 104 days when passed

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Sponsors (7)

Laurie A. Cumbo(prime)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2020-08-27 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2020-08-27 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2020-08-27 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-554 to read as follows: � 19-554 Child car seats. a. A high-volume for-hire service that offers a passenger the option of requesting a child car seat shall not charge an additional fee for the use of such car seat. b. At the time a child car seat is offered, such high-volume for-hire service shall identify the type of child car seat available and the age range for which it may be used. c. A high-volume for-hire service that violates this section is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each violation. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. The taxi and limousine commission may take such measures as are necessary for its implementation, including the promulgation of rules, before such date. JG LS # 12147 12/13/19 1:11 PM 1 1