senate Bill S2311

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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

Votes

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Apr 29, 2014 - Transportation committee Vote

S2311
17
1
committee
17
Aye
1
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Transportation Committee Vote: Apr 29, 2014

nay (1)
aye wr (1)

May 21, 2013 - Transportation committee Vote

S2311
16
0
committee
16
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S2311 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A398
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1220, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7668, A10760
2015-2016: S2918, A1146
2017-2018: S5775, A395

S2311 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases fines for throwing refuse on highways and adjacent lands.

S2311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2311

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2013
                               ___________

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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