Senate Bill S8201

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particulate emissions

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S8201 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S37
2019-2020: S38
2021-2022: S686
2023-2024: S1859

2015-S8201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particulate emissions.

2015-S8201 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8201

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  HOYLMAN,  GIANARIS,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  PERALTA,
  PERKINS, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
  certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke
  or other particulate emissions

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  NO  PERSON  SHALL  RETROFIT  ANY  DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLE WITH ANY
DEVICE, SMOKE STACK, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT  WHICH  ENHANCES  THE  VEHICLE'S
CAPACITY  TO  EMIT SOOT, SMOKE, OR OTHER PARTICULATE EMISSIONS, OR SHALL
PURPOSELY RELEASE SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF SOOT, SMOKE, OR OTHER PARTI-
CULATE EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR AND ONTO ROADWAYS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHILE
OPERATING THE VEHICLE. ANY SUCH  VIOLATION  SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE  AS  A
MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16059-01-6


              

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