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NY A05944

NY A05944
Requires delivery safety training for those who make deliveries for online ordering and delivery platforms within a city with a population of one million or more before such persons can make a delivery.


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Introduced
02/25/2025
In Committee
01/07/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring delivery safety training for those who make deliveries for online ordering and delivery platforms

AI Summary

This bill requires online ordering and delivery platforms operating in cities with populations of one million or more to provide mandatory safety training for delivery workers before they can make deliveries. The training, which must be at least three hours long, will be developed by a nine-member task force appointed by the governor, assembly, and senate, representing various stakeholders including transportation departments, delivery workers, platforms, and street safety advocates. The curriculum will cover vehicle and traffic laws, safe driving behaviors, defensive driving skills, and common risks for new delivery drivers. The training must be provided in English and the ten most common non-English languages spoken in New York, at no cost to the delivery worker. Delivery workers will be paid fifteen dollars per hour or minimum wage (whichever is higher) for the time spent completing the training, with funds collected from the platforms. Starting 180 days after the law's effective date, platforms will be prohibited from allowing delivery workers to make deliveries in qualifying cities without completing this safety training. The bill defines an "online ordering and delivery platform" as an entity facilitating orders from at least five separately owned establishments through digital means, with deliveries made through the platform's system.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

referred to labor (on 01/07/2026)

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