Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
signed chap.429 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5066 |
Jun 11, 2015 |
substituted by a3262 |
May 27, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 19, 2015 |
1st report cal.739 |
Apr 29, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5066
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3262 - 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
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2015-S5066 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5066 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5066 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the processing of accident reports PURPOSE: To provide more timely information about accident locations, thereby improving mitigation efforts at dangerous locations to prevent future accidents. SUMMARY PROVISIONS: The bill would add a new Section 606 to the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to require the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to give priority to the processing of reports of accidents involving serious physical injury or death. JUSTIFICATION: Factors contributing to motor vehicle related deaths and injuries are generally broken into two categories, the factors that contribute to the actual cause of the accident, and those that contribute to the severity of the accident. According to testimony submitted at a recent Assembly joint hearing on "Preventing Deaths and-Injuries Caused by Reckless or Negligent Drivers," while human factors are the major
2015-S5066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5066 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 29, 2015 ___________ 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 the process- ing of accident reports 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 606 to read as follows: S 606. PROCESSING OF REQUIRED REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER, WHEN PROCESS- ING REPORTS OF ACCIDENTS FILED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SHALL GIVE PRIORITY TO REPORTS INVOLVING SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY (AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW) OR DEATH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06597-01-5
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