senate Bill S731

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that a motor vehicle will be considered to be in motion while stopped at traffic control devices and stop signs for purposes of mobile phones and other portable electronic devices

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    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016 recommitted to rules
Jun 01, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.1206
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 06, 2016 referred to transportation
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 09, 2015 referred to transportation
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Mar 26, 2015 advanced to third reading
Mar 25, 2015 2nd report cal.
Mar 24, 2015 1st report cal.291
Jan 07, 2015 referred to transportation

Votes

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Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S731
23
1
committee
23
Aye
1
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

aye (23)
nay (1)
aye wr (1)

Jun 9, 2015 - floor Vote

S731
56
6
floor
56
Aye
6
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2015

aye (56)
nay (6)
excused (1)

Mar 24, 2015 - Transportation committee Vote

S731
16
1
committee
16
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Transportation Committee Vote: Mar 24, 2015

aye (16)
nay (1)
aye wr (2)

Co-Sponsors

S731 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4832
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1225-c & 1225-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3718, A9156
2017-2018: S1261, A2649
2019-2020: S5693, A3568
2021-2022: S1107
2023-2024: S2141

S731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a motor vehicle will be considered to be in motion while stopped at traffic control devices, stop signs and certain other situations for purposes of mobile phones and other portable electronic devices violations.

S731 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   731

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  use  of
  mobile phones and portable electronic devices while driving

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and  traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
  (J) "WHILE SUCH VEHICLE IS IN MOTION" SHALL MEAN:
  (I) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOVING;
  (II)  ANY  TIME  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP
SIGN, RAILROAD CROSSING OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REQUIRING  A
MOTOR VEHICLE TO STOP; OR
  (III)  ANY  TIME  A  MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC
CONGESTION OF A TRAFFIC JAM.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E) "WHILE SUCH VEHICLE IS IN MOTION" SHALL MEAN:
  (I) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOVING;
  (II) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED  AT  A  TRAFFIC  LIGHT,  STOP
SIGN,  RAILROAD CROSSING OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REQUIRING A
MOTOR VEHICLE TO STOP; OR
  (III) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED  BECAUSE  OF  HEAVY  TRAFFIC
CONGESTION OF A TRAFFIC JAM.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02550-01-5

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