---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring motor carriers to identify each limousine such motor carrier operates and ensure that such information is update on their website"
description: "Provides that every motor carrier shall furnish the department of motor vehicles a list of each altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a \"stretch limousine\" designed to carry 9 or more passengers; requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to annually review the bus driver files of each driver employed by a motor vehicle carrier who operates such stretch limousine; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 9059"
citation: "New York A 9059 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SANTABARBARA"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62f311f0-cbf3-4644-bddb-fe252493852b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A9059"
source_hash: "463c91fbea25812ec34bad05295bf8fd5123a52bafc7ad205f3f8b50f9f39f9c"
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 9059 (2019-2020) — Relates to requiring motor carriers to identify each limousine such motor carrier operates and ensure that such information is update on their website

Provides that every motor carrier shall furnish the department of motor vehicles a list of each altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch limousine" designed to carry 9 or more passengers; requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to annually review the bus driver files of each driver employed by a motor vehicle carrier who operates such stretch limousine; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9059** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9059&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- SANTABARBARA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **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.9
- **2020-01-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.9
- **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 S6604B
- **2020-01-14** 3RD READING CAL.82
- **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.12 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62f311f0-cbf3-4644-bddb-fe252493852b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).