Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2012 |
signed chap.412 |
Aug 06, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2012 |
returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.512 substituted for a6932 |
Mar 06, 2012 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request |
Mar 05, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 01, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 29, 2012 |
1st report cal.250 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 20, 2011 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request ordered to third reading cal.1424 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5563
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2011-S5563 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6932
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1643, V & T L
2011-S5563 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5563 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to speed limits in the city of Long Beach, Nassau county PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to enhance pedestrian and vehicular safety in Long Beach, New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law §1643 to permit the establishment of a less than thirty mph speed zone but no less than 15 mph on certain streets in Long Beach, New York. JUSTIFICATION: The proposed bill is justified mainly for the following two reasons: 1. The area of Long Beach affected by the bill is a residential neighborhood close to several popular beaches. The safety of pedestrian beachgoers would be enhanced by lower speed limits. 2. All of the streets mentioned are less than a quarter mile long. A lower speed limit would help safety by slowing down drivers not
2011-S5563 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5563 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKELOS -- 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 speed limits in the city of Long Beach, Nassau county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1643 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 563 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: S 1643. Speed limits on highways in cities and villages. The legisla- tive body of any city or village with respect to highways (which term for the purposes of this section shall include private roads open to public motor vehicle traffic) in such city or village, other than state highways maintained by the state on which the department of transporta- tion shall have established higher or lower speed limits than the statu- tory fifty-five miles per hour speed limit as provided in section sixteen hundred twenty OF THIS TITLE, or on which the department of transportation shall have designated that such city or village shall not establish any maximum speed limit as provided in section sixteen hundred twenty-four OF THIS TITLE, subject to the limitations imposed by section sixteen hundred eighty-four OF THIS TITLE may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits at which vehi- cles may proceed within such city or village, within designated areas of such city or village or on or along designated highways within such city or village higher or lower than the fifty-five miles per hour maximum statutory limit. No such speed limit applicable throughout such city or village or within designated areas of such city or village shall be established at less than thirty miles per hour; EXCEPT THAT IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, SPEED LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR ON ANY PORTION OF THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS IN SUCH CITY: CLEVELAND AVENUE, HARDING AVENUE, MITCHELL AVENUE, BELMONT AVENUE, ATLANTIC AVENUE, COOLIDGE AVENUE, WILSON AVENUE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10059-01-1
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