The state Senate on Tuesday passed a package of bills aimed at strengthening safety standards and oversight for limousines across the state, following a couple of high profile crashes involving the elongated vehicles over the past few years.
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins highlighted the legislative package during a news conference with the bill sponsors in the New York State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.
While there currently aren’t companion bills for the package in the Assembly, a spokesperson for the majority leader said they expect the lower chamber to introduce and pass their own versions of the legislation. “October 6, 2018 was a dark day for New York. Twenty lives ended too soon, and the heartbreaking loss was felt across the country,” Lindsay said. “Governor Hochul will carefully review any legislation if it passes both houses, and will continue to work with our partners in the legislature to protect passengers.”
One bill, S1371, would bring the state’s Safer Limo rating system more in-line with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER system. Another, S1443A, would implement a new limo retirement threshold at either 10 years or 350,000 miles on the road, whichever comes first.
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