Assembly Bill A7852

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a state wide school zone speed limit

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2013-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1629-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2240
2011-2012: A4569

2013-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a state-wide school zone speed limit with respect to any public highway passing or abutting on the entrance or exit of a private or public, elementary or secondary school building.

2013-A7852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7852

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  a state-wide school zone speed limit for all  schools  located  within
  the state of New York

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1629-a to read as follows:
  S  1629-A.  SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
WITH RESPECT TO ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY PASSING OR ABUTTING ON  THE  ENTRANCE
OR EXIT OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHALL BY
ORDER,  RULE  OR  REGULATIONS  ESTABLISH  A STATE-WIDE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED
LIMIT TO BE POSTED AT A  DISTANCE  NOT  TO  EXCEED  ONE  THOUSAND  THREE
HUNDRED TWENTY FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF SUCH BUILDING.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10898-01-3

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.