ALBANY – The state Senate on Monday approved expanding ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft outside New York City—where they have operated since 2013—to the rest of the state.

The Senate passed the bill, S4159, by a vote of 53-5, though several members said in debate that the legislation was almost certainly not the chamber’s final word on the issue this year.

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