Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 26, 2012 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
May 04, 2011 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request |
May 02, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 13, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 12, 2011 |
1st report cal.377 |
Mar 23, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4197
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2011-S4197 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1111-b, V & T L
2011-S4197 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4197 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the county of Suffolk to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to one hundred intersections PURPOSE: This legislation seeks to prevent the deaths and injuries caused by motorists running red lights by expanding Suffolk County's existing demonstration program by increasing the number of intersections authorized to install traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices from fifty to one hundred. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1111-b(a)(1) to increase the number of intersections in Suffolk County at which traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices may be installed. Section two of the bill provides the effective date. EXISTING LAW: Suffolk County's traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring demonstration program is currently limited to 50 intersections. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S4197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4197 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 23, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JOHNSON -- 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 authorizing the county of Suffolk to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to one hundred intersections 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-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 23 of the laws of 2009, is amended to red as follows: 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county of Suffolk is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend a local law or ordinance establishing a demonstration program imposing monetary liabil- ity on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications in such county in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such demonstration program shall empower such county to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at no more than [fifty] ONE HUNDRED inter- sections within and under the jurisdiction of such county at any one time. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend- ments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1111-b of the vehicle and traffic law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section pursuant to section 9 of chapter 23 of the laws of 2009 as amended, and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10433-01-1
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