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A 7048: Provides that the owner of a hazard vehicle service or of a taxicab, livery, bus, coach, limousine, van or wheelchair accessible van service, who has permitted an employee to operate such a vehicle when such employee has not been issued a valid state driver's license or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall have their business license suspended for thirty days.
What A 7048 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law to address the suspension of licenses for certain individuals operating vehicles for hire. The key points include: The bill introduces a new paragraph to Section 510 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which states that the owner of a vehicle service, such as a taxi or bus, who has allowed an employee to operate the vehicle without a valid state driver's license or whose license has been suspended or revoked, will have their business license suspended for thirty days by the commissioner or other licensing authority. This amendment aims to ensure that vehicle owners take responsibility for ensuring their employees have valid licenses before allowing them to operate vehicles for hire.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7048
- What is the current status of A 7048?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7048 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to transportation".
- Did A 7048 pass?
- Not yet. A 7048 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7048, and where is it now?
- A 7048 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 262 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7048 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, TAYLOR, REYES, BUTTENSCHON, SAYEGH, WILLIAMS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DAVILA, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspen- sion of licenses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows: 3 e. Suspension of license. The owner of a hazard vehicle service, as 4 defined in section one hundred seventeen-a of this chapter, or a service 5 involving operation for hire of any vehicle as a taxicab, livery or bus, 6 as such terms are defined in article one of this chapter, coach, limou- 7 sine, van or wheelchair accessible van, who has permitted an employee to 8 operate such vehicle when such employee has not been issued a valid 9 state driver license or whose license has been suspended or revoked 10 pursuant to this section, shall have such owner's business license 11 suspended for a period of thirty days by the commissioner or other 12 appropriate licensing authority. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09307-01-5
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