Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 05, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A958
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COLTON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Annette Robinson
Peter Abbate
multi-Sponsors
Alec Brook-Krasny
Daniel Burling
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
2011-A958 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 958 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, GABRYSZAK, ROBINSON, ABBATE -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, BURLING, COOK, CROUCH, FINCH, GIGLIO, HOOPER, KOLB, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, J. MILLER, MOLINA- RO, PRETLOW, REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the safety of funeral processions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1223-b to read as follows: S 1223-B. FUNERAL PROCESSIONS. 1. A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE SHALL NOT ENTER A LANE ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN THE SPACE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES TRAV- ELING SINGLE FILE IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION IN A MANNER WHICH UNREASONABLY INTERFERES WITH THE ORDERLY PROGRESSION OF SUCH FUNERAL PROCESSION; PROVIDED THAT THE DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES IN SUCH FUNERAL PROCESSION SHALL HAVE INDICATED THEIR STATUS AS MEMBERS OF A FUNERAL PROCESSION BY TURNING ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS AND THEIR FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS. 2. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. 3. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT ACT, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ACT, AS DEFINING OR LIMITING THE STATUS OF MEMBERS OF A FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR ANY PURPOSE OR LAW OTHER THAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION. 4. NO PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO IMPOSE ANY LIABIL- ITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION UPON A FUNERAL FIRM OR ANY PERSON LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSU- ANT TO THE ARTICLE THIRTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY EMPLOYEE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04972-01-1
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