Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
May 05, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 30, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 29, 2014 |
1st report cal.403 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Jun 21, 2013 |
committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 05, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 04, 2013 |
1st report cal.1084 |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S394
2013-2014 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
2013-S394 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1415
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§600 & 1200, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S6476, A10097
2011-2012: S1350, A1296
2015-2016: S1242, A587
2017-2018: S4182, A918
2019-2020: A2191
2013-S394 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S394 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to removing vehicles from traffic following an accident PURPOSE: This bill would improve safety and facilitate traffic mobility by requiring drivers to remove their vehicles from the roadway, if safe and possible, when their vehicle is in an accident not involving personal injury or death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Vehicle and Traffic law (VTL) § 600 to provide that removing a vehicle involved in an accident from the roadway in a manner consistent with section 2 of this bill does not constitute "leaving the scene of an accident." Section 2 of this bill amends VTL § 1200 to require a driver of a vehicle that is in a traffic accident not involving personal injury or death to immediately remove the vehicle from the roadway - but remain in the immediate vicinity of the incident - provided it is practical to do so safely. EXISTING LAW:
2013-S394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 394 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- 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 removing vehicles from traffic following an accident THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 600 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. REMOVAL OF A VEHICLE. A PERSON WHO MOVES A VEHICLE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION (E) OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED OF THIS CHAP- TER AND WHO REMAINS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF AN ACCIDENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE OF SUCH MOVE- MENT. S 2. Section 1200 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) WHENEVER A VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING NO PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, THE DRIVER OF ANY INVOLVED VEHICLE SHALL IMME- DIATELY MOVE OR CAUSE REMOVAL OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE TRAVEL LANE TO A SAFE LOCATION ALONG THE HIGHWAY IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE INCI- DENT, PROVIDED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERABLE AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAN BE DONE SAFELY. MOVEMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT NO INJURY HAS OCCURRED NOR SHALL THE DRIVER BE CONSIDERED LIABLE OR AT FAULT REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT SOLELY BY MOVING OR CAUSING THE REMOVAL OF THE VEHICLE. MOVING A VEHICLE CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT RELIEVE AN INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER FROM THE OBLIGATION TO FILE A REPORT OTHERWISE REQUIRED. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE OTHERWISE UNQUALIFIED PERSONS TO CLEAR OR REMOVE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FROM THE HIGHWAY OR TO MOVE VEHICLES WHICH ARE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00579-01-3
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