| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
| Jan 09, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S604
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2009-S604 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S604
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
prohibiting the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor
vehicles who hold learner's permits
PURPOSE :
This bill would prohibit the use of mobile telephones by operators of
motor vehicles who hold learner's permits.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends subdivision 3 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law,
as added by chapter 69 of the laws of 2001 to prohibit the use of
mobile telephones, even hands-free mobile telephones, by operators of
motor vehicles who hold learner's permits.
JUSTIFICATION :
The National Transportation Safety Board reports that young drivers
make up just seven percent of the driving population, but are involved
in 15 percent of the fatal crashes.
Young and/or inexperienced drivers, holding only a learner's permit,
are behind the wheel for one purpose, to learn how to safely operate a
vehicle. These drivers need their full attention on the road and the
task of becoming a responsible driver.
2009-S604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
604
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2009
___________
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 prohibiting
the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold
learner's permits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by chapter 69 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:
3. Subdivision two of this section shall not apply to (a) the use of a
mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating with any of the
following regarding an emergency situation: an emergency response opera-
tor; a hospital, physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance
company or corps; a fire department, district or company; or a police
department, (b) any of the following persons while in the performance of
their official duties: a police officer or peace officer; a member of a
fire department, district or company; or the operator of an authorized
emergency vehicle as defined in section one hundred one of this chapter,
or (c) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE USE OF A HANDS-FREE MOBILE TELEPHONE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FOR AN
OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHO IS A HOLDER OF A LEARNER'S PERMIT.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04590-01-9
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