Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 29, 2014 |
vetoed memo.583 |
Dec 17, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.262 substituted for a7424a |
Jun 02, 2014 |
referred to cities delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 19, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2014 |
2nd report cal. amended 5684a |
May 13, 2014 |
1st report cal.706 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to cities |
Jun 04, 2013 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S5684A
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S5684 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7424
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §10-172, NYC Ad Cd
2013-S5684 - Summary
Relates to New York city omnibus safety requirements; defines terms; provides for the retrofitting of omnibuses with silent emergency alarms that are synchronized with existing bus GPS devices so that the location of such bus emitting the alarm is immediately known by the command center of the New York city transit authority.
2013-S5684 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5684 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York city transit omnibus safety requirements PURPOSE: To mandate a five (5) year transition in which all NYC Transit and any of its subsidiaries operating buses within the city to be retrofitted with a transparent, in whole or in part, partition of sufficient. strength to protect bus drivers from assaults and other illegal contact by passengers thereon. It also requires within a two (2) year period that existing equipment be synchronized so that when an emergency button is activated, the precise location of the bus is indicated to the command center of the transit. authority by a GPS device on the bus. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Sets forth a legislative intent. Section 2. Adds a new section to title 10 of the NYC Administrative Code, numbered 10-171 that contains a definition subdivision; a subdivision requiring any new bus equipment operated by a transit authority delivering mass transit surface services to be equipped with a partition and synchronized alarm/GPS; a subdivision that requires such transit authority to retrofit its existing fleet of buses within
2013-S5684 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5684 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York city transit omnibus safety requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The occupation of driving an omnibus available to the general public has become increasingly dangerous to bus drivers employed by the New York City Transit Authority and its subsid- iaries. There has been an increase in the number of bus drivers who have become victims of assaults, verbal attacks, spitting, menacing and threats at the hands of bus riders. Unlike the work environment of tran- sit employees deployed on the subway trains, there is no discernible police presence on these buses, and the driver is relatively defenseless while operating a bus on a congested urban street, against an aggressive bus passenger seeking to harm him or her. The legislature finds that a safety partition between the bus drivers and the passengers on the vehicle can be an effective deterrent to any harm being inflicted on the transit worker. Such partitions have been highly effective in protecting taxi cab and livery car drivers from aggressive acts by passengers inside their vehicles. A similar require- ment protecting bus operators should be equally effective and would promote public safety for the riding public on mass transit surface vehicles. The legislature also finds that current emergency communication proto- cols of the New York City Transit Authority and its subsidiaries are not operating at an optimum efficiency level. Nearly all buses are currently equipped with a silent alarm mechanism which alerts the transit authori- ty's command center that an emergency exists and also with a GPS device which can apprise the command center of the location of the bus. More meaningful information and more importantly, a more timely intervention EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09645-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S5684A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7424
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §10-172, NYC Ad Cd
2013-S5684A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to New York city omnibus safety requirements; defines terms; provides for the retrofitting of omnibuses with silent emergency alarms that are synchronized with existing bus GPS devices so that the location of such bus emitting the alarm is immediately known by the command center of the New York city transit authority.
2013-S5684A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5684A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York city transit omnibus safety require- ments PURPOSE: To mandate a five (5) year transition in which all NYC Transit and any of its subsidiaries operating buses within the city to be retrofitted with a transparent, in whole or in part, partition of sufficient. strength to protect bus drivers from assaults and other illegal contact by passengers thereon. It also requires within a two (2) year period that existing equipment be synchronized so that when an emergency button is activated, the precise location of the bus is indicated to the command center of the transit authority by a GPS device on the bus. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Sets forth a legislative intent. Section 2. Adds a new section to title 10 of the NYC Administrative Code, numbered 10-172 that contains a definition subdivision; a subdivi- sion requiring any new bus equipment operated by a transit authority delivering mass transit surface services to be equipped with a partition and synchronized alarm/GPS; a subdivision that requires such transit
2013-S5684A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5684--A Cal. No. 706 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ESPAILLAT, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, PARKER, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora- bly from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to New York city transit omnibus safety requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The occupation of driving an omnibus available to the general public has become increasingly dangerous to bus drivers employed by the New York city transit authority and its subsid- iaries. There has been an increase in the number of bus drivers who have become victims of assaults, verbal attacks, spitting, menacing and threats at the hands of bus riders. Unlike the work environment of tran- sit employees deployed on the subway trains, there is no discernible police presence on these buses, and the driver is relatively defenseless while operating a bus on a congested urban street, against an aggressive bus passenger seeking to harm him or her. The legislature finds that a safety partition between the bus drivers and the passengers on the vehicle can be an effective deterrent to any harm being inflicted on the transit worker. Such partitions have been highly effective in protecting taxi cab and livery car drivers from aggressive acts by passengers inside their vehicles. A similar require- ment protecting bus operators should be equally effective and would promote public safety for the riding public on mass transit surface vehicles. The legislature also finds that current emergency communication proto- cols of the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries are not EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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