NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6871

Senate Bill S6871

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the NYS consumer protection board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 18, 2010	advanced to third reading
Mar 17, 2010	2nd report cal.
Mar 16, 2010	1st report cal.275
Feb 18, 2010	referred to finance

Votes

- Mar 16, 2010 - Finance Committee Vote
  S6871
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  13
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Mar 16, 2010
      
      aye (18)
      
      Breslin
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (1)
      
      Marcellino
      
      aye wr (13)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Farley
      
      Hannon
      
      Johnson
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Maziarz
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Seward
      
      Volker

2009-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9448
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §553, Exec L; add §391-cc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A67

2009-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and must be made available to law enforcement authorities; provides that the board shall issue report by next April 1 and shall periodically review available data on bike theft and municipal efforts to reduce such.

2009-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6871

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the executive law and the general business law, in
relation to the bicycle theft prevention awareness and education
program


 PURPOSE :

This legislation creates the statewide bicycle theft prevention and
awareness program in order to inform the general public of existing
systems and methods designed to prevent bicycle theft and recover
stolen property.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 553 of the
executive law to establish a bicycle theft awareness program.

Section 2 adds a new section 391-cc to the general business law which
outlines the components of the bicycle theft awareness program.  It
will include proper methods for parking and locking bicycles in
addition to the benefits of bicycle registration and the proper
procedure for reporting theft. The CPB shall work with law enforcement

agencies, educational institutions, community groups, and
municipalities.  The board will issue a written report to evaluate the
implementation of the program.

 JUSTIFICATION

Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the
use of bicycles as a primary mode of transportation. The New York City
Department of Transportation announced in October 2008 that New York
City has seen a 35% increase in commuter cyclists from 2007 to 2008.

However, the New York City Department of Planning estimates that over
70,000 bicycles are stolen in New York City annually, which amounts to
approximately 191 bicycles per day. There has also been anecdotal
evidence of increased bicycle theft throughout the state, including
cases where bikes have been stolen and disassembled for parts.

As part of a multi-faceted legislative approach to address the
statewide bicycle theft problem, this legislation requires the
Executive Director of the State Consumer Protection Board to work with
the Division of State Police, the New York City Police Department, and
the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs to design, implement,
and maintain a bicycle theft prevention awareness program, which can
focus on specific localities in order to better prevent theft. Such
local websites can alert the local bicycling community in real time,
which will allow them to report sightings of stolen bicycles as well
as to document thefts.

This educational program will promote procedures for reporting bicycle
theft, recommended methods of locking and storage, and the process and
benefits of bicycle registration. Materials will be made available
through the Consumer Protection Board website, as well as through
distribution, upon request, to law enforcement agencies, educational
institutions, community groups, and municipalities.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S6871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6871

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
  relation  to  the  bicycle  theft  prevention  awareness and education
  program

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  553  of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
  1. ESTABLISH  A  BICYCLE  THEFT  PREVENTION  AWARENESS  AND  EDUCATION
PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE-CC OF THE GENERAL
BUSINESS LAW.
  S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  391-
cc to read as follows:
  S 391-CC. BICYCLE THEFT PREVENTION AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 1.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD, ON BEHALF
OF  THE  STATE  CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD, HEREAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS
SECTION AS THE "BOARD," AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  DIVISION  OF  STATE
POLICE  AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SHALL DEVELOP,  IMPLEMENT,
AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM
THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC  OF SYSTEMS AND METHODS DESIGNED TO PREVENT BICYCLE
THEFT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROPER  METHODS  FOR  PARKING  AND
LOCKING  BICYCLES,  THE BENEFITS OF BICYCLE REGISTRATION, AND THE PROPER
PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING BICYCLE THEFT.
  2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL  PRODUCE  AND  DISTRIBUTE  EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS  RELATED  TO  BICYCLE  THEFT  PREVENTION. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL
INCLUDE REFERENCE TO BICYCLE REGISTRATION PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY MUNI-
CIPALITIES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITIES. SUCH MATERIALS  SHALL BE MADE
AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES,  EDUCATION  INSTI-
TUTIONS,  COMMUNITY  GROUPS,  AND MUNICIPALITIES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SHALL ALSO POST OR CAUSE TO BE POSTED THE CONTENTS OF  SUCH  EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS ON THE BOARD'S INTERNET WEBSITE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15140-01-9

S. 6871                             2

  3. THE BOARD SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW AVAILABLE DATA ON BICYCLE THEFT
AND  UPDATE  THE  INFORMATION  ON  BICYCLE  THEFT  PREVENTION  AWARENESS
PROVIDED  IN ITS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ON ITS INTERNET  WEBSITE,  AS
APPROPRIATE.
  4.  THE  BOARD  SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN REPORT, ON OR BEFORE APRIL FIRST
NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME  A  LAW
TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION AND ANY  RECOMMEN-
DATIONS FOR FURTHERING THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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