NY State Senate Bill 2009-S3750

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7328 - Signed by Governor

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 28, 2009	signed chap.18
Apr 16, 2009	delivered to governor
Apr 07, 2009	returned to assembly passed senate home rule request 3rd reading cal.153 substituted for s3750
Apr 07, 2009	substituted by a7328 ordered to third reading cal.153
Apr 06, 2009	reported and committed to rules
Mar 30, 2009	referred to transportation

Votes

- Apr 7, 2009 - Floor Vote
  A7328
  
  Aye
  
  55
  
  Nay
  
  7
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Apr 7, 2009
      
      aye (55)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      McDonald
      
      Monserrate
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      nay (7)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Flanagan
      
      LaValle
      
      Maziarz
      
      Morahan
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Volker

co-Sponsors

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7328
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1111-a, V & T L; amd §19-210, NYC Ad Cd; amd §17, Chap 746 of 1988; amd §2, NYC, LL 46 of 1989

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain traffic-control indications in the city of New York.

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3750

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative
code of the city of New York, in relation to certain traffic-control
indications; to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1988 amending the
vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law and the public
officers law, relating to the civil liability of vehicle owners for
traffic control signal violations, in relation to extending the
effectiveness thereof; and to amend local law number 46 of the city of
New York for the year 1989 amending the administrative code of the
city of New York relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for
traffic control signal violations, in relation to extending the
effectiveness thereof


 PURPOSE :
This bill authorizes New York City to increase the number of red light
cameras they can utilize by fifty.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Increases the amount of "red light cameras" New York City
is authorized to use by an additional fifty cameras.

 EXISTING LAW :
New York City is currently authorized to have 100 red light cameras.

 JUSTIFICATION :
In 1988 the New York State legislature enacted legislation that
allowed New York city to  establish a demonstration program to install
photo monitoring devices to record vehicles going through red light
signals at traffic intersections. "Red Light Camera Programs" have
proven to be an effective traffic safety measure that prevent injuries
and the loss of life due to accidents caused by red light running.

Since its inception in December of 1993, hundreds of thousands of
vehicles, including buses and taxicabs, have been caught going through
red lights by the traffic control monitoring devices in New York city.
In calendar year 2005 alone, 306,117 violations or Notices of
Liability ("NOLs") were issued to violators.

A large number of traffic accidents resulting in bodily injury and
death to motorists, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists are due to
the failure of motorists to obey traffic control signals located at
intersections. "Right angle" and pedestrian accidents attributed to
red light running are among the leading causes of traffic facilities
By reducing the number of vehicles running red lights, the likelihood
of "right angle" and pedestrian type accidents is reduced. The
extended use of these devices has been shown to dramatically reduce
the number of violations at the intersections being monitored.

New York City's Red Light Camera Program has proven to be a viable
instrument in enhancing safety for motorists, passengers, pedestrians
and bicyclists. It has proven to be an effective traffic safety
initiative whose success has been recognized by the State Legislature
and the New York City Council in their repeated authorizations to
extend the initial demonstration program. This legislation would seek
to expand the current program in New York city to allow an additional
fifty cameras.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.5357B - Chapter 658 of 2006
S.2472-A of 2003-04 and S.6727 of 2001-02.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This bill will allow increase revenue for New York City through the
placement of additional cameras at intersections throughout the city.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and sunset on December 1, 2014.

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3750

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. DILAN, STAVISKY -- 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 and the administrative  code
  of  the city of New York, in relation to certain traffic-control indi-
  cations; to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1988 amending the vehicle
  and traffic law, the general municipal law  and  the  public  officers
  law,  relating  to  the  civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic
  control signal violations, in relation to extending the  effectiveness
  thereof;  and to amend local law number 46 of the city of New York for
  the year 1989 amending the administrative code of the city of New York
  relating to civil liability of  vehicle  owners  for  traffic  control
  signal violations, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of  section  1111-a  of  the
vehicle  and traffic law, as amended by chapter 658 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each city with a  popu-
lation  of  one  million  or  more is hereby authorized and empowered to
adopt and amend a local law or ordinance  establishing  a  demonstration
program  imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for fail-
ure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications in
such city in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such demon-
stration program shall empower a city to install  and  operate  traffic-
control  signal  photo  violation-monitoring devices at no more than one
hundred FIFTY intersections within such city at any one time.
  S 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 19-210 of the  adminis-
trative  code  of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 658 of the
laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the parking  violations
bureau  is  hereby authorized and empowered to establish a demonstration

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10846-01-9

S. 3750                             2

program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for  fail-
ure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications in
accordance with the provisions of this section. The department of trans-
portation,  for  purposes  of  implementation  of such program, shall be
authorized to install and operate traffic-control  signal  photo  viola-
tion-monitoring  devices at no more than one hundred FIFTY intersections
at any one time.
  S 3. Section 17 of chapter 746 of the laws of 1988 amending the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, the general municipal law and the public officers
law, relating to the civil  liability  of  vehicle  owners  for  traffic
control  signal  violations,  as  amended  by chapter 667 of the laws of
2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 17. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall
have become a law and shall remain in full force and effect until Decem-
ber  1,  [2009]  2014  when upon such date the amendments and provisions
made by this act shall be deemed repealed; provided, however,  any  such
local  laws  as may be enacted pursuant to this act shall remain in full
force and effect only until the expiration on December 1, [2009] 2014.
  S 4. Section 2 of local law number 46 of the city of New York for  the
year  1989  amending  the  administrative  code  of the city of New York
relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal
violations, as amended by chapter 667 of the laws of 2004, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall expire  on
December 1, [2009] 2014.
  S  5.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of  section  1111-a  of
the  vehicle  and  traffic law made by section one of this act shall not
affect the repeal of such paragraph and shall be deemed to  be  repealed
therewith;  provided,  further,  that  the  amendments to paragraph 1 of
subdivision (a) of section 19-210 of the administrative code of the city
of New York made by section two of this act shall not affect the expira-
tion of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

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2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Martin Malavé Dilan

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Daniel L. Squadron

Toby Ann Stavisky

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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