Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 01, 2013 | signed chap.91 delivered to governor |
Jun 05, 2013 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.63 substituted for a7739 referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 04, 2013 | ordered to third reading cal.1039 reported and committed to rules |
May 31, 2013 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S5656
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Carl L Marcellino
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
(R) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
S5656 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7739
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§510-b & 510-c, V & T L
S5656 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5656 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspension of certain driver's licenses for violations relating to the use of mobile telephones or portable electronic devices while driving Purpose of the Bill: This bill would add convictions for texting-while-driving and using a hand-held cell phone to the list of violations for which probationary and junior license holders would have their permit or license suspended for 60 days upon a first conviction. For a subsequent conviction within six months of license restoration, probationary drivers would have their license revoked for six months and junior license holders would have their permit or license revoked for an additional 60 days. Summary of Provisions: Section 1 of this bill would amend subdivision 1 of Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) § 510-b to add convictions for traffic violations committed under VTL §§ 1225-c (use of a mobile telephone) and 1225-d (use of portable electronic devices) to the list of violations for which a probationary license holder would have his or her license suspended for a period of 60 days upon a first conviction and for six months upon a subsequent conviction.
S5656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5656 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 31, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, FUSCHILLO -- (at request of the Gover- nor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit- ted to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspen- sion of certain driver's licenses for violations relating to the use of mobile telephones or portable electronic devices while driving THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 510-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1. A license, other than a class DJ or class MJ license, shall be suspended, for a period of sixty days, (i) upon the first conviction of the licensee of a violation, committed during the probationary period provided for in subdivision four of section five hundred one of this title, of any provision of section eleven hundred twenty-nine of this chapter, section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter or any ordinance or regulation limiting the speed of motor vehicles and motorcycles, section eleven hundred eighty-two of this chapter, [or] subdivision one of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter [or], section twelve hundred twelve of this chapter, SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THIS CHAPTER OR SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-D OF THIS CHAPTER; or (ii) upon the second conviction of the licensee of a violation, committed during the aforesaid probationary period, of any other provision of this chapter or of any other law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation relating to traffic. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 510-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2. For purposes of this section, the term "serious traffic violation" shall mean operating a motor vehicle in violation of any of the follow- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12031-01-3
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