Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 12, 2011 | signed chap.109 |
Jul 08, 2011 | delivered to governor |
Jun 14, 2011 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.198 substituted for a8106 referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 | ordered to third reading cal.1177 |
Jun 11, 2011 | committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 08, 2011 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S5643
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Carl L Marcellino
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
James S. Alesi
(R, IP) 0 Senate District
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 56th Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, IP, WF) 63rd Senate District
S5643 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8106
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1225-d, V & T L
S5643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5643 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of portable electronic devices while driving PURPOSE: This legislation would make the texting while driving offense a primary violation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009 amending the vehicle and traffic law to strike language that prevents texting while driving from being a primary violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Amends subdivision 4 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, to make a technical amendment to create consistency and match rebuttable evidence language in section 1225-C of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. JUSTIFICATION: The explosion of the popularity of texting created a new
S5643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5643 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, ALESI, ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans- portation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of portable electronic devices while driving THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 4. A person who holds a portable electronic device in a conspicuous manner while operating a motor vehicle is presumed to be using such device. The presumption established by this subdivision is rebuttable by evidence [showing] TENDING TO SHOW that the operator was not using the device within the meaning of this section. S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6. A violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars. [Provided, however, that a summons for operating a motor vehicle in violation of this section shall only be issued when there is reasonable cause to believe that the person operating such motor vehicle has committed a violation of the laws of this state other than a violation of this section.] S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03315-02-1
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