A 5858: Requires third-party food delivery services to verify limited-use motorcycles and motor vehicles operated by workers in the course of making deliveries for such third-party delivery service are legally registered - New York

A5858C → A5858D · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill update adds a new co-sponsor, Lee, to the legislation and extends the bill's legislative journey to include the Codes Committee. Substantively, the bill now explicitly clarifies that third-party food delivery services can meet vehicle registration verification requirements by including this condition in their worker agreements, rather than mandating a separate verification process. It also adds a specific exemption ensuring these new rules do not override existing vehicle and traffic laws.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding vehicle registration verification was clarified to allow satisfaction through worker agreements, and an explicit exemption from conflicting laws was added.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsor M. of A. Lee to the bill introduction.

TIMELINE

Extended the bill's committee history to include referral to the Committee on Codes.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that delivery services may satisfy registration verification requirements by requiring workers to register vehicles as a condition of their employment agreement.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a provision stating that this act does not supersede existing provisions in Article 44-B of the vehicle and traffic law.

A5858B → A5858C · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to expand its scope from requiring verification only for limited-use motorcycles to including all motor vehicles used by delivery workers. This change broadens the legal requirements for third-party food delivery services to ensure comprehensive vehicle registration checks for their workforce.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was expanded to cover all motor vehicles operated by delivery workers, rather than being limited solely to motorcycles.

SCOPE

The requirement for verifying vehicle registration was changed from applying only to 'limited-use motorcycles' to applying to any 'motor vehicle' operated by workers.

REQUIREMENT

New language was added to explicitly define the term 'motor vehicle' by referencing section one hundred twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law.

The record-keeping requirement was updated to apply to verifications required by both paragraph (a) and the new paragraph (b), ensuring consistent retention of all verification records.

A5858A → A5858B · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to require third-party food delivery services to retain verification records for workers for at least one year after their employment ends. Additionally, the effective date of the law was changed from immediate to ninety days after enactment.

Scope change

The scope of the record-keeping requirement remains the same, but the duration of retention is now explicitly defined as one year following employment termination.

REQUIREMENT

The duration for retaining worker verification records was clarified to be at least one year after the worker's employment or engagement with the service ends.

TIMELINE

The law's effective date was changed from 'immediately' to 'the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law'.

A5858 → A5858A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand its applicability to workers operating limited-use motorcycles registered in other states, not just New York. Additionally, a new provision was added to strictly prohibit delivery services from selling, sharing, or allowing access to the personal data they collect for vehicle verification purposes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to include workers using out-of-state registered motorcycles, and new privacy restrictions were applied to the data collection process.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of a 'worker' was narrowed to remove the specific requirement that the vehicle must be a limited-use motorcycle or bicycle with or without electric assist, simplifying the criteria.

REQUIREMENT

The verification requirement was expanded to include limited-use motorcycles that are legally registered under the laws of another state, not just New York.

A new prohibition was added preventing delivery services from selling, sharing, or granting access to the verified registration information unless required by law.

Requires third-party food delivery services to verify limited-use motorcycles and motor vehicles operated by workers in the course of making deliveries for such third-party delivery service are legally registered

What changed between versions

How they voted

Actions timeline

Sponsors