BUFFALO, N.Y. -- More than a month since the state Senate passed a bill to make ride-hailing legal in upstate New York, an Assembly version has yet to surface.

"I think any discussion about moving it forward is good discussion to have and any progress is good progress. Unfortunately, like many things that get to the state legislature, they take forever," Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joe Lorigo, C-West Seneca, said.

Assembly Democrats are considering legislation that would allow services like Uber and Lyft but give local governments the ability to regulate.

"I would not be opposed to municipalities or counties having that ability, especially since each municipality has different needs," Common Council President Darius Pridgen, D-Buffalo, said.

Pridgen said he's in favor of any legislation that legalized ride-hailing, but if he had a choice, would like the city to have some regulatory say.

"The same way we do from city to city when it comes to almost any other industry, I don't think that that would be a bad thing," he said.

Lorigo is also in favor of more local control, but more importantly, he's pleased the Assembly is considering directing sales tax to the municipalities where the rides originate.

"The last thing we need is to send more money to the state so they can use it as their own personal slush fund. We should be using those tax dollars here locally," he said.

One concern is whether varying regulations could mean different prices from town to town. Pridgen said the onus would be on local governments to work together.

"I would be one to say we need to work together on this, especially when it comes to the prices going across the city or town lines in Western New York," he said.

Both Pridgen and Lorigo believe their respective governmental bodies could pass rules quickly if asked too.

"I think that the push from the citizens of this city has been such that we would probably move very swiftly to bring what is being told to us is a very necessary service to our area," Pridgen said.

"I think everybody in the legislature is on board supporting getting ridesharing here in Western New York and I don't think it would be too much of a debate," Lorigo said.

Members of the Assembly have noted this is just one proposal and they've not reached a consensus on the best way to regulate ride-hailing yet.