---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to extending workers' compensation coverage to certain TNC drivers"
description: "Relates to extending workers' compensation coverage to certain TNC drivers including a TNC driver that is logged onto a TNC digital network and is not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip but is engaged in an activity reasonably related to driving as a TNC driver."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 8929"
citation: "New York S 8929 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOLDEN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-06-06"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3033507e-f794-4ed1-8f3e-e4abc4757f42"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S8929"
source_hash: "80cae6486f2305350e970bc4d6e0a519577a1937ee3468c62da68216b67c3bd5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 8929 (2017-2018) — Relates to extending workers' compensation coverage to certain TNC drivers

Relates to extending workers' compensation coverage to certain TNC drivers including a TNC driver that is logged onto a TNC digital network and is not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip but is engaged in an activity reasonably related to driving as a TNC driver.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S8929 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8929&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S8929 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S8929)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GOLDEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1740
- **2018-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-13** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-06-13** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10970
- **2018-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.77
- **2018-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2018-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-10** SIGNED CHAP.119 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3033507e-f794-4ed1-8f3e-e4abc4757f42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).