Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to local governments |
Jan 20, 2015 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A2623
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRENNAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Michael Benedetto
Matthew Titone
William Colton
David Weprin
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Thomas Abinanti
Vivian Cook
Steven Cymbrowitz
2015-A2623 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A2623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2623 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, BENEDETTO, TITONE, SCARBOROUGH, COLTON, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ABINANTI, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, MARKEY, MILLER, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting fees and charges for motorist services provided by a fire or police department THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 99-x to read as follows: S 99-X. FEES AND CHARGES FOR MOTORIST SERVICES PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "MOTORIST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR WHO IS AN OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. (B) "MOTORIST SERVICES" MEANS ROADWAY AND ROADSIDE SERVICES PROVIDED TO MOTORISTS WHEN THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED IN COLLISIONS OR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED INCIDENTS. SUCH SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: EXTINGUISHMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES; SECURING THE ACCIDENT SCENE; STABILIZING AND SEARCHING THE MOTOR VEHICLE; EVALUATING MOTORISTS FOR INJURIES; PROVIDING FIRST AID AND ASSISTING AMBULANCE PERSONNEL; WRITING AN INCIDENT REPORT; AND WASHING OFF OR OTHERWISE REMOVING DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY. 2. NO CITY SHALL IMPOSE A CHARGE OR FEE FOR MOTORIST SERVICES PROVIDED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CONTROL OF SUCH CITY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02453-01-5
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