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Jan 05, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S715
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
2011-S715 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §114-b, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S2762
2011-S715 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Amends the definition of "emergency service"; provides that such term shall include returning from the operation, or parking, of an authorized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in transporting a sick or injured person, transporting prisoners, delivering blood or blood products in a situation involving an imminent health risk, pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law, or responding to, or working or assisting at the scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm of fire, actual or potential release of hazardous materials or other emergency.
2011-S715 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S715 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to emergency operation PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to allow those who drive an emergency vehicle the ability to return from the scene with that vehicle. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Bill amends section 1. Section 114-B of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 460 of the laws of 1996 to read: Emergency operation shall include returning from such service. JUSTIFICATION: Many counties, towns and village depend on volunteers to handle their emergency vehicles. It is vital service to the people of New York State. Right now those brave men and women who drive a fire truck or any other emergency vehicle cannot return the vehicle from the scene of an emergency.
2011-S715 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 715 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 emergency operation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 114-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 460 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 114-b. Emergency operation. The operation, or parking, of an author- ized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in transporting a sick or injured person, transporting prisoners, delivering blood or blood products in a situation involving an imminent health risk, pursu- ing an actual or suspected violator of the law, or responding to, or working or assisting at the scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm of fire, actual or potential release of hazardous materials or other emergency. Emergency operation shall [not] include returning from such service. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01937-01-1
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