Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
Jun 12, 2015 |
print number 7927a |
Jun 12, 2015 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
Jun 01, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A7927A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LINARES
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Phil Steck
Richard Gottfried
Maritza Davila
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Earlene Hooper
Jose Rivera
Annette Robinson
2015-A7927 - Details
2015-A7927 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7927 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DAVILA, GOTTFRIED, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to rear passen- ger seat belts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1, subdivision 3 and subdivi- sion 9 of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2005, subdivi- sion 3 as added by chapter 365 of the laws of 1984 and subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as follows: (c) in the case of any other back seat passenger [under the age of sixteen], he or she is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner. 3. No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner. No person [sixteen years of age or over] shall be a passenger in the front OR BACK seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner. 9. [Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision four, this] THIS section shall [not] apply to taxis, liveries, and buses [other than school buses] WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSIT BUSES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 108-a to read as follows: S 108-A. TRANSIT BUS. A MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE STANDING PASSEN- GERS, TRAVELING SHORT DISTANCES ON A FIXED ROUTE MAKING FREQUENT STOPS. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09296-02-5
co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Phil Steck
Richard Gottfried
Maritza Davila
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Earlene Hooper
Jose Rivera
Annette Robinson
2015-A7927A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A7927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7927--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LINARES, COOK, STECK, GOTTFRIED, DAVILA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, HOOPER, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and referred 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 rear passen- ger seat belts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1, subdivision 3 and subdivision 9 of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2005, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 365 of the laws of 1984 and subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 390 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as follows: No person shall operate a motor vehicle, OTHER THAN TAXIS, LIVERIES AND BUSES in this state unless: 3. No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner. No person sixteen years of age or over shall be a passenger in the front OR BACK seat of a motor vehicle unless such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner. 9. [Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision four, this] THIS section shall [not] apply to taxis, liveries, and buses [other than school buses] WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSIT BUSES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT-A OF THIS CHAPTER. UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, ANY PENAL- TY FOR AN UNRESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUCH PASSENGER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, WHERE SUCH PENALTY SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HIS OR HER PARENT OR GUARDIAN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09296-06-5
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