| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2014 |
print number 6728a |
| May 27, 2014 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
| Mar 04, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6728A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2013-S6728 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1225-c & 1225-d, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S3387
2017-2018: S3782
2019-2020: S3802
2013-S6728 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6728
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to doubling fines for the use of mobile telephones or the use
of portable electronic devices while in a work area or school zone
PURPOSE:
To help protect school children and highway workers.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 1225-c of the Vehicle and Traffic law by
adding a new subdivision 5 which doubles the applicable fines for
using a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school
zone or work area. This section also defines a work area and school
zone for the purposes of the subdivision.
Section 2 amends section 1225-d of the Vehicle and Traffic law by
adding a new subdivision 7 which doubles the applicable fines for
using a portable electronic device while operating a motor vehicle in
a school zone or work area. This section also defines a work area and
school zone for the purposes of the subdivision.
Section 3 provides that this act shall take effect on the sixtieth day
after it shall have become law.
2013-S6728 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6728
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to doubling
fines for the use of mobile telephones or the use of portable elec-
tronic devices while in a work area or school zone
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. (A) A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION WHILE IN A WORK
AREA OR SCHOOL ZONE SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHA-
BLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS UPON CONVICTION OF A FIRST VIOLATION; UPON CONVICTION OF
A SECOND VIOLATION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF
EIGHTEEN MONTHS, WHILE IN A WORK AREA OR SCHOOL ZONE, SUCH VIOLATION
SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR
MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS; UPON CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT
VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN
MONTHS, WHILE IN A WORK AREA OR SCHOOL ZONE, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE
PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS.
(B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
I. "WORK AREA" SHALL MEAN THAT PART OF A HIGHWAY BEING USED OR OCCU-
PIED FOR THE CONDUCT OF HIGHWAY WORK, WITHIN WHICH WORKERS, VEHICLES,
EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EXCAVATIONS, OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS ARE
PRESENT.
II. "SCHOOL ZONE" SHALL MEAN THE DISTANCE ALONG A HIGHWAY PASSING A
SCHOOL BUILDING, ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A SCHOOL ABUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY
FOR WHICH A SCHOOL SIGN (S1-1) HAS BEEN POSTED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
S 2. Section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2013-S6728A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1225-c & 1225-d, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S3387
2017-2018: S3782
2019-2020: S3802
2013-S6728A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6728A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to increased fines for the use of mobile telephones or the
use of portable electronic devices while in a work area or school zone
PURPOSE: To help to protect school children and highway workers
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:;
Section 1 - amends section 1225-c of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by
adding a new subdivision 5 which adds an additional $100 fine to the
applicable fines for using a mobile telephone when operating a motor
vehicle in a school zone or work area. This section also defines a
work area and school zone for the purposes of the subdivision.
Section 2 - amends section 1225-d of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by
adding a new subdivision 7 which adds an additional $100 fine to the
applicable fines for using a portable electronic device when operating
a motor vehicle in a school zone or work area. This section also
defines a work area and school zone for the purposes of the
subdivision.
Section 3 - provides that this act shall take effect on the sixtieth
day after it shall have become law.
2013-S6728A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6728--A
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2014
___________
Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, AVELLA, LARKIN -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Transportation -- 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 increased
fines for the use of mobile telephones or the use of portable elec-
tronic devices while in a work area or school zone
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. (A) A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION WHILE IN A WORK
AREA OR SCHOOL ZONE SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHA-
BLE BY A FINE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE
AMOUNTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
(B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
I. "WORK AREA" SHALL MEAN THAT PART OF A HIGHWAY BEING USED OR OCCU-
PIED FOR THE CONDUCT OF HIGHWAY WORK, WITHIN WHICH WORKERS, VEHICLES,
EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EXCAVATIONS, OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS ARE
PRESENT.
II. "SCHOOL ZONE" SHALL MEAN THE DISTANCE ALONG A HIGHWAY PASSING A
SCHOOL BUILDING, ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A SCHOOL ABUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY
FOR WHICH A SCHOOL SIGN (S1-1) HAS BEEN POSTED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER
AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
S 2. Section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. (A) A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION WHILE IN A WORK AREA OR SCHOOL ZONE
SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS PRESCRIBED IN
SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
(B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
I. "WORK AREA" SHALL MEAN THAT PART OF A HIGHWAY BEING USED OR OCCU-
PIED FOR THE CONDUCT OF HIGHWAY WORK, WITHIN WHICH WORKERS, VEHICLES,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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