NYC Council · Int 1068-2026 · Committee

Affirmative defense for tickets issued to drivers licensed by the taxi and limousine commission for stopping and standing while assisting passengers with impaired mobility.

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Introduced Sep 10, 2026

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an affirmative defense for tickets issued to drivers licensed by the taxi and limousine commission for stopping and standing while assisting passengers with impaired mobility” Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would establish an affirmative defense to tickets for stopping and standing issued to drivers licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The defense would only be available if the violation occurred when the driver was using a TLC-licensed vehicle, and was actively assisting, receiving, or discharging a passenger with impaired mobility. This defense would not be available if the driver was obstructing a fire hydrant or emergency vehicle, in a bus or bicycle lane, alongside a median, in an intersection or crosswalk, or had been stopping or standing for more than 10 minutes.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Sep 10, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Sep 10, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Transportation and Infrastructure committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Shaun Abreu · chair Christopher Marte Eric Dinowitz Farah N. Louis Julie Won Justin E. Sanchez Phil Wong Pierina Ana Sanchez Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shahana K. Hanif Shekar Krishnan

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