Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 15, 2010 |
signed chap.215 |
Jul 09, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 30, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.493 substituted for a11157 |
Jun 17, 2010 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2010 |
1st report cal.720 |
May 11, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
Apr 09, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7439
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2009-S7439 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11157
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§502 & 507, V & T L; amd §14, Chap 403 of 2009
2009-S7439 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7439 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the requirements for licensing and to amend chapter 403 of the laws of 2009 amending the vehicle and traffic law relating to the graduated licensing program, in relation to the effective date thereof PURPOSE OF THE BILL : This bill would require individuals completing driver education to have 50 hours of driving experience before taking a road test and would make a technical amendment to the graduated licensing law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would amend Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) § 502(2)(c) to require applicants for a class D or M license who are seventeen years of age and have completed a driver education course to submit proof of having completed a minimum of 50 hours of supervised driving experience, 15 hours of which were performed after sunset. Section 2 of the bill would amend VTL § 507(1) to make a conforming amendment to provide for the issuance of a class D license to
2009-S7439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7439 I N S E N A T E April 9, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DILAN, FUSCHILLO -- (at request of the Department of Motor Vehicles) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the require- ments for licensing and to amend chapter 403 of the laws of 2009 amending the vehicle and traffic law relating to the graduated licens- ing program, in relation to the effective date thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 502 of the vehi- cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: (c) An applicant for a class D or M license shall be at least eighteen years of age, except that an application shall be accepted if the appli- cant is at least seventeen years of age and submits acceptable proof of successful completion of a driver education course, approved by the state education department and the commissioner, AND PROOF OF COMPLETION OF THE MINIMUM HOURS OF SUPERVISED DRIVING AS REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 1. Driver education. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed a driver education course approved by the state education department and the commissioner in a high school or college AND WHO HAS SUBMITTED PROOF OF COMPLETION OF THE MINIMUM HOURS OF SUPERVISED DRIVING AS REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. No such driver education course may be approved unless class- room training is provided by a person approved by the state education department and the commissioner. However, a school district may contract with one or more licensed drivers' schools to provide behind the wheel training, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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