Assembly Actions -
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Jun 19, 2014 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.548 rules report cal.548 reported reported referred to rules |
Jun 18, 2014 |
reference changed to codes |
Jun 05, 2014 |
print number 8560a |
Jun 05, 2014 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 22, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A8560A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BENEDETTO
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Shelley Mayer
Barbara Clark
Ellen C. Jaffee
Clifford Crouch
multi-Sponsors
Janet Duprey
David McDonough
Thomas McKevitt
Steven McLaughlin
2013-A8560 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§603-a & §1194, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A7890
2013-A8560 - Summary
Enacts Ruby's Law providing for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care providers who comply with the provisions of law requiring such testing.
2013-A8560 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8560 I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO, MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to mandatory testing in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in injury or death THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 1996, are amended and a new subparagraph 2-a is added to read as follows: (1) having reasonable grounds to believe such person to have been operating in violation of any subdivision of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article and within two hours after such person has been placed under arrest for any such violation; or having reasonable grounds to believe such person to have been operating in violation of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article and within two hours after the stop of such person for any such violation, OR (2) within two hours after a breath test, as provided in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section, indicates that alcohol has been consumed by such person and in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the police force of which the officer is a member[;], OR (2-A) HAVING REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE SUCH PERSON TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A MANNER THAT CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJU- RY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW TO, OR THE DEATH OF, ANOTHER PERSON AND WITHIN TWO HOURS AFTER SUCH OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN SUCH SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: 3. Compulsory chemical tests. (a) [Court] MANDATORY AND COURT ordered chemical tests. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of this section, no person who operates a motor vehicle in this state may refuse to submit to a chemical test of one or more of the following: breath, blood, urine or saliva, for the purpose of determining the alco- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Shelley Mayer
Barbara Clark
Ellen C. Jaffee
Clifford Crouch
multi-Sponsors
Janet Duprey
Stephen Hawley
Chad A. Lupinacci
David McDonough
2013-A8560A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§603-a & §1194, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
A7890
2013-A8560A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts Ruby's Law providing for mandatory testing of breath, blood or urine in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in death or injury; provides immunity from civil liability for those health care providers who comply with the provisions of law requiring such testing.
2013-A8560A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8560--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO, MAYER, CLARK, JAFFEE, CROUCH, WALTER, CERETTO, RAIA, KEARNS, GOODELL, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DUPREY, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to mandatory testing in the event of a motor vehicle collision resulting in injury or death THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Ruby's Law." S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 603-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 408 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. In addition to the requirements of section six hundred three of this article, whenever a motor vehicle accident results in serious phys- ical injury or death to a person, and such accident either is discovered by a police officer, or reported to a police officer within five days after such accident occurred, the police shall conduct an investigation of such accident. (A) Such investigation shall be conducted for the purposes of making a determination of the following: the facts and circumstances of the acci- dent; the type or types of vehicles involved, including passenger motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, limited use motorcy- cles, off-highway motorcycles, and/or bicycles; whether pedestrians were involved; the contributing factor or factors; whether it can be deter- mined if a violation or violations of this chapter occurred, and if so, the specific provisions of this chapter which were violated and by whom; and, the cause of such accident, where such cause can be determined. (B) WHEN PRESENT AT THE SCENE OF SUCH ACCIDENT, THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER SHALL ALSO REQUEST THAT ALL OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN SUCH ACCIDENT SUBMIT TO A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST AS DEFINED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER PROVIDED THERE ARE REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR COMMITTED A SERIOUS TRAF- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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