What's happening
This bill imposes a $5 daily licensing fee on rideshare drivers and platforms operating in New York City, with proceeds going to the MTA.
Why it matters
Directly affects rideshare drivers and platforms. by imposing a mandatory $5 daily fee each time a driver accesses a rideshare app to solicit rides, potentially increasing operating costs for drivers who work for multiple platforms in a single day.
Explicitly prohibits passing the cost to passengers. , meaning that the financial impact of this fee is intended to be absorbed by drivers and/or rideshare companies, not consumers—potentially influencing driver earnings or company pricing structures.
Designates all collected fees for MTA funding. , tying rideshare activity more closely to public transit financing and potentially offering a new, reliable revenue stream for New York City's transportation infrastructure.
Introduces significant penalties for non-compliance. , with TNCs (rideshare companies) facing civil fines of up to $1,000 per violation if they fail to collect or remit the required fees, increasing the regulatory burden and compliance requirements for these companies.
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Who cares
New York City TNC drivers
Drivers would pay $5 for each TNC digital network they access to solicit trips during a 24-hour period, without passing the fee to passengers.
Transportation network companies
TNC digital networks would also owe a $5 daily licensing fee when accessed by a driver, and TNCs would remit fees quarterly or face civil penalties of up to $1,000 per collection or remittance violation.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The licensing fees would go to the MTA finance fund.
New York State attorney general
The attorney general would bring civil actions to recover penalties from TNCs that fail to collect or remit the licensing fees.
Headline styles
Daily Fee for Ride-Share Drivers
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 44
3 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to ways and means
- Print number 3178a
- Amend and recommit to ways and means
- Referred to ways and means
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Daily Fee for Rideshare Drivers
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Andrew Gounardes
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3178--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, ORTIZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a daily licensing fee on transportation network company drivers in a city with a population of one million or more
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1292 of the tax law, as added by section 18 of part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1292. Imposition. (a) There is hereby imposed on every TNC a state assessment fee of 4% of the gross trip fare of every TNC prearranged trip provided by such TNC that originates anywhere in the state outside the city and terminates anywhere in this state.
(b)(1)(i) Any TNC driver authorized to drive in the city shall pay a per day licensing fee for each TNC digital network, as defined by subdivision two of section sixteen hundred ninety-one of the vehicle and traffic law, that such TNC driver accesses for purposes of soliciting any prearranged trips which shall be five dollars per day per TNC digital network accessed and shall be valid for a twenty-four hour period, which shall begin when a TNC digital network is accessed for purposes of soliciting any prearranged trips. In no case shall the licensing fee imposed by this subdivision be passed along to passengers.
(ii) Any TNC digital network accessed by a TNC driver authorized to drive in the city shall pay a per day licensing fee which shall be five dollars per day and shall be valid for a twenty-four hour period, which shall begin when the TNC digital network is accessed by the driver for the purposes of soliciting prearranged trips.
(2) The licensing fee collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be remitted to the metropolitan transportation authority finance fund
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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established by section twelve hundred seventy-h of the public authorities law, by a TNC on a quarterly basis.
(3) Any TNC who fails to collect and/or remit the licensing fee pursuant to this subdivision shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation, which shall be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general.
§ 2. Section 1298 of the tax law, as added by section 18 of part AAA of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1298. Deposit and disposition of revenue. (a) All taxes, fees, interest and penalties collected or received by the commissioner under this article shall be deposited and disposed of pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred seventy-one-a of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, the licensing fees collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of section twelve hundred ninety-two of this article shall be remitted to the metropolitan transportation authority finance fund established by section twelve hundred seventy-h of the public authorities law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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