Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 31, 2016 |
signed chap.293 |
Aug 30, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.393 substituted for a7763b |
Jun 14, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1522 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 24, 2016 |
print number 426b |
May 24, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Apr 07, 2016 |
print number 426a |
Apr 07, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2015 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1477 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S426B
Signed By Governor2015-2016 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2015-S426 - Details
2015-S426 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S426 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle" PURPOSE : This legislation would include vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of hazard vehicle. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 117-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to include vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle". JUSTIFICATION : In the span of just three months in late 2013, both a sanitation employee and a recycling employee in the Town of Oyster Bay were struck by vehicles while performing their duties. Under current law, sanitation and recycling vehicles are not included under the protections provided to hazard vehicles in Section 117-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Other vehicles currently protected
2015-S426 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 426 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 including vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 117-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: S 117-a. Hazard vehicle. Every vehicle owned and operated or leased by a utility, whether public or private, used in the construction, main- tenance and repair of its facilities, every vehicle specially equipped or designed for the towing or pushing of disabled vehicles, every vehi- cle engaged in highway maintenance, or in ice and snow removal where such operation involves the use of a public highway, EVERY VEHICLE OPER- ATED BY A SANITATION OR RECYCLING WORKER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES and vehicles driven by rural letter carriers while in the performance of [their] HIS OR HER official duties. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02493-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2015-S426A - Details
2015-S426A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S426A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle" and to including hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions PURPOSE : This legislation would include vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of hazard vehicle and includes hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 117-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to include vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle". Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to include hazard vehicles displaying one or more amber lights under the requirement for drivers to reduce their speed when approaching such a vehicle. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S426A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 426--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including vehicles operated by sanitation workers in the definition of "hazard vehicle" and to including hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 117-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: S 117-a. Hazard vehicle. Every vehicle owned and operated or leased by a utility, whether public or private, used in the construction, main- tenance and repair of its facilities, every vehicle specially equipped or designed for the towing or pushing of disabled vehicles, every vehi- cle engaged in highway maintenance, or in ice and snow removal where such operation involves the use of a public highway, EVERY VEHICLE OPER- ATED BY A SANITATION OR RECYCLING WORKER IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES and vehicles driven by rural letter carriers while in the performance of [their] HIS OR HER official duties. S 2. Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 465 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (e) The driver of every vehicle shall, consistent with the require- ments of subdivision (a) of this section, drive at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching and crossing an intersection or railway grade crossing, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when approaching and passing by an emergency EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S426B (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S426B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S426B TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including sani-vans and waste collection vehicles in the definition of "hazard vehicle" and to including hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions PURPOSE : This legislation would include sani-vans and waste collection vehicles in the definition of hazard vehicle and includes hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 117-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to include sani-vans and waste collection vehicles in the definition of "hazard vehicle". Subdivision (e) of section 1180 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to include hazard vehicles displaying one or more amber lights under the requirement for drivers to reduce their speed when approaching such a vehicle. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S426B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 426--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including sani-vans and waste collection vehicles in the definition of "hazard vehicle" and to including hazard vehicles within certain speed restrictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 117-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: S 117-a. Hazard vehicle. Every vehicle owned and operated or leased by a utility, whether public or private, used in the construction, main- tenance and repair of its facilities, every vehicle specially equipped or designed for the towing or pushing of disabled vehicles, every vehi- cle engaged in highway maintenance, or in ice and snow removal where such operation involves the use of a public highway [and], vehicles driven by rural letter carriers while in the performance of their offi- cial duties, AND EVERY SANI-VAN AND WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE WHILE ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE AND/OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. S 2. Section 141-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 758 of the laws of 1987, is renumbered section 141-b and amended to read as follows: S 141-b. Sani-vans. Any motor vehicle which is so designed that it contains a rear compaction unit and is intended for use in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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