Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2012 |
amended on third reading 7399a |
May 21, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
May 15, 2012 |
1st report cal.782 |
May 08, 2012 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7399
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S7399 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14, Transp L; amd §361, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S309
2015-2016: S260
2017-2018: S4932
2011-S7399 - Summary
Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature.
2011-S7399 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7399 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the safety of the state's roadways and reduce the risk of crashes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Thruway Authority (Authority), to study and examine the performance of the state's roadways and the Thruway, respectively, in reducing the departure of motor vehicles from travel lanes and subsequently crashing. The study and examination would be required to include, but not be limited to, high fatality roadway segments and those segments with hazardous features such as steep slopes, embankments, cliffs, drop-offs or deep bodies of water. The bill also would direct DOT and the Authority to each submit annual reports to the governor and the Legislature to include the number and type of travel lane departure
2011-S7399 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7399 A. 10125 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2012 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows: 36. TO STUDY AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND OVER- TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS, OR LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIXED OBJECT, HEAD- ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS; (B) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGH-FATALITY SEGMENTS AND SEGMENTS WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER; AND (C) THE MEASURES AND STRATEGIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN, OR PLANS TO UNDERTAKE, TO IMPROVE ROADWAY PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURES AND CRASHES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S7399A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §14, Transp L; amd §361, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S309
2015-2016: S260
2017-2018: S4932
2011-S7399A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature.
2011-S7399A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7399A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve the safety of the state's roadways and reduce the risk of crashes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Thruway Authority (Authority), to study and examine the performance of the state's roadways and the Thruway, respectively, in reducing the departure of motor vehicles from travel lanes and subsequently crashing, utilizing existing data whenever possible. The study and examination would be required to include, but not be limited to, high-fatality roadway segments and those segments with hazardous features such as steep slopes, embankments, cliffs, drop-offs or deep bodies of water. The bill also would direct DOT and the Authority to each submit annual reports to the governor and the Legislature to
2011-S7399A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7399--A Cal. No. 782 I N S E N A T E May 8, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, ADAMS, DILAN, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law, in relation to the study and examination of the state's roadways and the thruway in reducing certain motor vehicle risks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 36 to read as follows: 36. TO STUDY AND EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTING THE TRAVEL LANE AND OVER- TURNING, OR COLLIDING WITH FIXED OBJECTS, OR COLLIDING WITH MOTORIZED OR NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS, OR LEAVING THE ROADWAY. SUCH STUDY AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SEGMENTS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES, AND SEGMENTS OF ROADWAY WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON LANE DEPARTURES, UTILIZING EXISTING DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BEGINNING NO LATER THAN AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF TRAVEL LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES ON THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIXED OBJECT, HEAD-ON, CROSS-OVER, ROLLOVER AND SIDESWIPE CRASHES, ROADWAY DEPARTURES, AND THOSE INVOLVING NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS; (B) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS ANALYZED CRASH DATA AND IDENTIFIED AND CONSIDERED THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE STATE'S ROADWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGH-FATALITY SEGMENTS AND SEGMENTS WITH HAZARDOUS FEATURES SUCH AS STEEP SLOPES, EMBANKMENTS, CLIFFS, DROP-OFFS OR DEEP BODIES OF WATER; AND (C) THE MEASURES AND STRATEGIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN, OR PLANS TO UNDERTAKE, TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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