Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 08, 2016 | print number 9617a |
Apr 08, 2016 | amend and recommit to transportation |
Mar 22, 2016 | referred to transportation |
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A9617 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9617 I N A S S E M B L Y March 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: S 101. Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle, environmental emergency response vehicle, sanitation patrol vehicle, hazardous materials emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal vehicle of the armed forces of the United States. S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 117-e to read as follows: S 117-E. HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE. ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED AND IS MAINTAINED OR OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING HUMAN ORGANS OR HUMAN TISSUE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. NO HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE SHALL BE OPERATED AS AN AUTHORIZED EMERGEN- CY VEHICLE ENGAGED IN AN EMERGENCY OPERATION UNLESS THE DRIVER OF SUCH VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR THE OPERATION OF AUTHOR- IZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14459-02-6
Co-Sponsors
Matthew Titone
Charles Lavine
Michael Benedetto
James Skoufis
Multi-Sponsors
Steven Englebright
Pamela J. Hunter
Peter Lopez
Robin Schimminger
A9617A (ACTIVE) - Details
A9617A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9617--A I N A S S E M B L Y March 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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 designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: S 101. Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle, environmental emergency response vehicle, sanitation patrol vehicle, hazardous materials emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal vehicle of the armed forces of the United States. S 2. Section 114-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chap- ter 460 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 114-b. Emergency operation. The operation, or parking, of an author- ized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in transporting a sick or injured person, transporting prisoners, delivering blood or blood products in a situation involving an imminent health risk, TRANS- PORTING HUMAN ORGANS, HUMAN TISSUE OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGAN RECOVERY OR TRANSPLANTATION, pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law, or responding to, or working or assisting at the scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm of fire, actual or potential release of hazardous materials or other emergency. Emergency operation shall not include returning from such service. S 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 117-e to read as follows: S 117-E. HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE. ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS OPERATED BY OR ON BEHALF OF AN ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING HUMAN ORGANS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.