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Meeting Name: Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/7/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
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Int 0064-2026 *Virginia Maloney   Restrictions on the operation of pedicabs in the theatre district zone.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit pedicab drivers from parking, stopping, or standing a pedicab, or picking up or dropping off passengers, within 50 feet of any entrance or exit of a theatre located in the Theatre District Zone. It would also require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to post signs or other markings indicating the areas in which such pedicab restrictions are applicable.   Not available Not available
Int 0077-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Visibility of the ride timer in pedicabs.IntroductionA Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the visibility and placement of the ride timer in pedicabs   Not available Not available
Int 0673-2026 *Julie Won  Pedicab fares.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to set fixed per minute rates for pedicab rides. Such rates would be indexed to inflation in a manner determined by the Commissioner.   Not available Not available
Int 0992-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Making certain changes to the pedicab law.IntroductionThis bill would require pedicabs to have (i) meters, instead of timers, to calculate the price of pedicab rides, and (ii) registration plates that display a scannable code that displays the pedicab registration number and the name of the pedicab business. It would also require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to (i) issue certain signs with a raised DCWP logo that are required to be in pedicabs (ii) create and provide a training to pedicab drivers on pedicab rules and safety and (iii) allow pedicab drivers to pick up pedicab licenses in person. The bill would also require pedicab drivers to have taken the DCWP safety training within the past year in order to obtain or renew a license. The bill would also remove imprisonment as a penalty for pedicab-related violations and specify that a pedicab driver may not use any device, including a sound amplification device or a device that plays recorded music, that makes illegal noise.   Not available Not available
Int 0993-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Establishing the taxi and limousine commission’s authority over pedicabs, and to repeal subchapter 9 of chapter 2 of title 20 of such code relating to the department of consumer and worker protection’s oversight and regulation of pedicabs.IntroductionThis bill would transfer the licensing, oversight, and regulation of pedicabs from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The bill would require TLC to promulgate regulations, issue licenses to pedicab businesses and drivers, and enforce laws and regulations related to pedicabs. TLC would also be required to study and report on strategies to lower insurance premiums for pedicab businesses and drivers.   Not available Not available
Int 1026-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Creating designated curb space for pedicabs.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) to allow pedicabs to use taxi relief stands and taxi and for-hire vehicle relief stands. In addition, the bill would require DOT to create fifteen relief stands in Midtown Manhattan that would be exclusively available to pedicabs and where pedicabs could stand or park for up to one hour.   Not available Not available
Int 1063-2026 *Carl Wilson   Pedicabs with electric assist.IntroductionThis bill would allow pedicabs to be equipped with an electric motor of less than 750 watts that provides assistance when a pedicab driver is pedaling, and which stops providing assistance when the pedicab reaches a speed of 15 miles per hour or any other speed determined by the Department of Transportation (DOT) by rule.   Not available Not available