---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to stretch limousine safety requirements and changes the class of license required to operate such limousine"
description: "Relates to stretch limousine safety requirements and changes the class of license required to operate stretch limousines; stretch limousines are vehicles that have a seating capacity of nine or more."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8474"
citation: "New York A 8474 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SANTABARBARA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-07-08"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95ea387a-565b-40ce-bbf8-07fe555bf3ec"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8474"
source_hash: "b97640393f0903ce85910792f51cb931e9635fc76a928140d34189eb0e75b8ed"
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 A 8474 (2019-2020) — Relates to stretch limousine safety requirements and changes the class of license required to operate such limousine

Relates to stretch limousine safety requirements and changes the class of license required to operate stretch limousines; stretch limousines are vehicles that have a seating capacity of nine or more.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8474** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8474&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A8474A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A8474A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **140–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SANTABARBARA — primary (person)
- BARRETT — cosponsor (person)
- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- CRESPO — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DARLING — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- FAHY — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
- JEAN-PIERRE — cosponsor (person)
- LAVINE — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SOLAGES — cosponsor (person)
- TAGUE — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- WALSH — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-07-08** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-08** PRINT NUMBER 8474A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** REPORTED
- **2020-01-14** RULES REPORT CAL.4
- **2020-01-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.4
- **2020-01-14** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-01-14** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-01-14** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6192A
- **2020-01-14** 3RD READING CAL.80
- **2020-01-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-01-14** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-03** SIGNED CHAP.6 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95ea387a-565b-40ce-bbf8-07fe555bf3ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).