Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.302 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.316 substituted for a5470a |
Jun 17, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1406 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5730
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2013-S5730 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5470
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง376-a, V & T L
2013-S5730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5730 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the period for the repair of defective equipment PURPOSE: This bill extends the period to repair defective equipment on their motor vehicle to include Saturdays. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 4 of Section 376-a of the vehicle and traffic law to provide that a Saturday shall not be considered a "business day" for the purposes of the subdivision Section 2 of the bill is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The existing statutory provision creates an impossible situation for a religiously observant person who observes Sabbath and who is charged with a violation of defective equipment to comply with the law. Under current law, a person charged with a violation of defective equipment is required to correct the violation no later than one-half hour after sunset on the first full business day after the issuance of the summons. The current definition of "business day" in subdivision 4 of section 376-a of the vehicle and traffic law excludes various
2013-S5730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5730 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 10, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- 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 the period for the repair of defective equipment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 376-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 856 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 4. Any complaint issued for any violation of section three hundred seventy-five, three hundred seventy-six or three hundred eighty-one of this article relative to required equipment, except a violation described in subdivision two of this section, subdivision forty-seven of section three hundred seventy-five of this article, and except for a violation relating to service brakes, shall be dismissed by the court before which the summons is returnable if the violation as set forth in the summons is corrected not later than one-half hour after sunset on the first full business day after the issuance of the summons and proof of such correction as set forth in subdivision five of this section is submitted to the court. For the purposes of this subdivision, "business day" shall mean any calendar day except SATURDAY AND Sunday, or the following business holidays: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09301-04-3
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