Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 14, 2014 | recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 08, 2014 | referred to transportation |
Jun 20, 2013 | print number 5703b |
Jun 20, 2013 | amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Jun 17, 2013 | print number 5703a |
Jun 17, 2013 | amend and recommit to transportation |
Jun 06, 2013 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S5703B
Sponsored By
Jeffrey D. Klein
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S5703 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6076
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §375, V & T L
S5703 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5703 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing certain buses owned and operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority to use flashing purple lights PURPOSE: To permit the use of flashing purple lights on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) or New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) Select Bus Services (SBS) buses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law to add a new subparagraph 1-a so that the MTA and NYCTA are permitted to use flashing purple lights on SBS buses. JUSTIFICATION: The Authorities' SBS buses had previously utilized flashing blue lights to signal their approach to passengers. Under the current law, blue lights are authorized for use by volunteer firefighters and EMTs on their vehicles. Although almost all of fire and EMT emergency services in New York City are professional, not volunteer, in the interest of avoiding confusion with emergency vehicles, even relatively rare volunteer vehicles, SBS buses should be authorized to use flashing purple lights, which is a color not used by any emergency vehicle under VTL section 375(41).
S5703 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5703 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 authorizing certain buses owned and operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority to use flashing purple lights THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY BUSES OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OR THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND OPERATED AS PART OF THE AUTHORITIES' SELECT BUS SERVICES MAY HAVE FLASHING PURPLE LIGHTS AFFIXED TO AND DISPLAYED ON SUCH BUSES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09767-04-3
S5703A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6076
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §375, V & T L
S5703A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5703A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing certain buses owned and operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority to use flashing purple lights PURPOSE: To permit the use of flashing purple lights on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) or New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) buses that are used on the Select Bus Service (SBS) Routes with off-board fare collection. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 41 of section 375 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add a new subparagraph 1-a so that. MTA and NYCTA buses that are used on SBS Routes are permitted to use flashing purple lights when running along Select Bus Service Routes. JUSTIFICATION: The Authorities' buses utilized on the SBS Routes had previously utilized flashing blue lights to signal their approach to passengers. However, under the current. law, blue lights are only authorized for use by volunteer firefighters and EMTs on their vehicles. Although almost all of fire and EMT emergency services in New York City are paid professional emergency responders, not volunteer, in the interest of avoiding confusion with emergency
S5703A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5703--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing certain buses owned and operated by the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority to use flashing purple lights THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ANY BUSES OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OR THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND OPERATED AS PART OF THE AUTHORITIES' SELECT BUS SERVICE ROUTES WITH OFF-BOARD FARE COLLECTION MAY HAVE FLASH- ING PURPLE LIGHTS AFFIXED TO AND DISPLAYED ON SUCH BUSES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09767-06-3
Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
S5703B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6076
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §375, V & T L
S5703B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5703B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing that in a city of one million or more flashing purple lights may be affixed to and displayed on buses operated on a bus rapid transit route PURPOSE: To permit the use of flashing purple lights on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) or New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) buses that. are used on the Select Bus Service (SBS) Routes with off-board fare collection. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 41 of. section 375 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to add a new subparagraph 1-a so that MTA and NYCTA buses that are used on SBS Routes are permitted to use flashing purple lights when running along Select Bus Service Routes. JUSTIFICATION: The Authorities' buses utilized on the SBS Routes had previously utilized flashing blue lights to signal their approach to passengers. However, under the current. law, blue lights are only authorized for
S5703B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5703--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee -- 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 providing that in a city of one million or more flashing purple lights may be affixed to and displayed on buses operated on a bus rapid transit route THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FLASHING PURPLE LIGHTS MAY BE AFFIXED TO AND DISPLAYED ON BUSES OPERATED ON A BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE. SUCH FLASHING PURPLE LIGHTS MAY BE USED EXCLUSIVELY BY A BUS DRIVER AUTHORIZED BY THE APPLICABLE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY ON ANY BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE, PROVIDED THAT FLASHING PURPLE LIGHTS MAY NOT BE UTILIZED ON ANY BUS OPERATING ON A BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE WHERE THE BUS FARE IS PAID UPON BOARDING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE" SHALL INCLUDE ROUTES DESIGNATED AS SUCH BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE APPLICABLE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE ROUTES SPECIFIED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN-C OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09767-08-3
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