| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 12, 2014 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 05, 2014 | advanced to third reading |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 2nd report cal. |
| Apr 29, 2014 | 1st report cal.406 |
| Jan 08, 2014 | referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 29, 2013 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 23, 2013 | advanced to third reading |
| May 22, 2013 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 21, 2013 | 1st report cal.683 |
| Jan 15, 2013 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S2311
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
David J. Valesky
(D, IP) 0 Senate District
S2311 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2311 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands PURPOSE: To create a greater deterrent to littering on New York highways and adjacent lands. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the vehicle and traffic law to increase the current fine of $350 to $700 for the first offense and from $700 to $1,400 for the second offense. JUSTIFICATION: New York's roadways continue to become littered despite the fines currently under existing law. Increasing these fines will act as a greater deterrent to these acts. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2012- S.7668/A.10760 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: On the 30th day after it shall have become law.
S2311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2311
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- 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 increasing
fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1220 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 418 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read
as follows:
(c) A violation of the provisions of subdivision (a) of this section
shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed [three] SEVEN hundred fifty
dollars and/or a requirement to perform services for a public or not-
for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency not to exceed
ten hours and for any second or subsequent violation by a fine not to
exceed [seven] ONE THOUSAND FOUR hundred dollars and/or a requirement to
perform services for a public or not-for-profit corporation, associ-
ation, institution or agency not to exceed fifteen hours.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01562-01-3
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