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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1715
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Relates to ambulance registration fees
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Brian Kolb
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to ambulance registration fees
Purpose
To exempt not-for-profit emergency medical vehicles from the payment of vehicle registration fees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 allows ambulance services that charge a fee to cover only the actual costs of the services provided to remain exempt from paying vehicle registration fees.
Section 2 contains the effective date.
Justification
Many localities rely on not-for-profit emergency rescue squads or ambulance services to transport sick and injured residents. Many of these rescue squads have operated for years on community donations. With the downturn in the economy and advances in emergency medical services and expanding roles and responsibilities, many of these ambulance services found that they needed to bill for services in order to remain solvent. Simply billing for services to remain whole does not make them a for-profit entity, and as such, they should not be required to pay vehicle registration fees.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.95/A.1562 Referred to Transportation 2011-12: S.3240/A.5484 Passed Senate/Referred to Transportation
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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