assembly Bill A4795C

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes political subdivisions and commuter railroads to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 28, 2018 print number 4795c
Feb 28, 2018 amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018 referred to transportation
Jun 06, 2017 print number 4795b
Jun 06, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Mar 07, 2017 print number 4795a
Mar 07, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Feb 03, 2017 referred to transportation

A4795 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2303
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135-a, add §1170-a, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7646, S5238
2019-2020: A6012, S4089
2021-2022: A7333, S252
2023-2024: S527

A4795 - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions and commuter railroads to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train utilizing photo monitoring devices.

A4795 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  4795

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law,
  in  relation  to  authorizing  local  authorities  to establish demon-
  stration programs, implementing  railroad  grade  crossing  monitoring
  systems by means of photo devices

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1170-a to read as follows:
  § 1170-A. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO OBEY SIGNAL INDI-
CATING APPROACH OF TRAIN.  (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND
AMEND  A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR  FAIL-
URE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY
OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  SUCH  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  SHALL  EMPOWER A LOCAL
AUTHORITY TO INSTALL AND OPERATE RAILROAD GRADE  CROSSING  PHOTO  VIOLA-
TION-MONITORING DEVICES AT ANY RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.
  2.  SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES TO
ENSURE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT  PHOTOGRAPHS  PRODUCED  BY  SUCH
RAILROAD  GRADE  CROSSING  PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING SYSTEMS SHALL NOT
INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS OR THE  CONTENTS
OF  THE  VEHICLE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A  PHOTOGRAPH
OR  PHOTOGRAPHS  ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONTENTS OF A VEHI-
CLE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LOCAL AUTHORITY HAS MADE A REASONABLE EFFORT  TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (B)  WITHIN  THE  JURISDICTION  OF  ANY SUCH LOCAL AUTHORITY WHICH HAS
ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A)
OF THIS SECTION, THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE  FOR  A  PENALTY

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

Co-Sponsors

A4795A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2303
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135-a, add §1170-a, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7646, S5238
2019-2020: A6012, S4089
2021-2022: A7333, S252
2023-2024: S527

A4795A - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions and commuter railroads to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train utilizing photo monitoring devices.

A4795A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 4795--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- 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 and the public officers law,
  in relation to authorizing political subdivisions and  commuter  rail-
  roads to establish demonstration programs, implementing railroad grade
  crossing monitoring systems by means of photo devices

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1170-a to read as follows:
  § 1170-A. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO OBEY SIGNAL INDI-
CATING APPROACH OF TRAIN.  (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW,  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW,  ORDINANCE  OR  RESOLUTION  ESTABLISHING  A
DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IMPOSING  MONETARY  LIABILITY  ON THE OWNER OF A
VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SECTION ELEVEN
HUNDRED SEVENTY  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  SUCH  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  SHALL
EMPOWER  A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION TO INSTALL AND OPERATE RAILROAD GRADE
CROSSING PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES  AT  ANY  RAILROAD  SIGN  OR
SIGNAL  WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION.  THE COST OF SUCH PHOTO VIOLATION-MONI-
TORING DEVICES MAY BE BORNE BY THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  A  COMMUTER
RAILROAD OPERATING WITHIN THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR A COMBINATION OF
BOTH  SUCH  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  AND  COMMUTER RAILROAD PURSUANT TO A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
  2. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES  TO
ENSURE,  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH
RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING PHOTO  VIOLATION-MONITORING  SYSTEMS  SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE  IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS OR THE CONTENTS
OF THE VEHICLE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  ISSUED
PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY BECAUSE A PHOTOGRAPH

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

Co-Sponsors

A4795B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2303
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135-a, add §1170-a, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7646, S5238
2019-2020: A6012, S4089
2021-2022: A7333, S252
2023-2024: S527

A4795B - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions and commuter railroads to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train utilizing photo monitoring devices.

A4795B - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 4795--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law,
  in relation to authorizing political subdivisions to establish  demon-
  stration  programs,  implementing  railroad  grade crossing monitoring
  systems by means of photo devices; and providing  for  the  repeal  of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1.  Section 135-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added  by
chapter 501 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  §  135-a.  Railroad grade crossing. A location where [a public highway
or private road, including associated sidewalks, crosses  one  or  more]
railroad  tracks [at grade] INTERSECT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGHWAY, ROAD-
WAY OR SIDEWALK.
  § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding  a  new  section
1170-a to read as follows:
   §  1170-A.  OWNER  LIABILITY  FOR  FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO OBEY SIGNAL
INDICATING  APPROACH  OF  TRAIN.    (A)  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ANY  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ESTAB-
LISHING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER
OF A VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY  WITH  SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL
EMPOWER  A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION TO INSTALL AND OPERATE RAILROAD GRADE
CROSSING PHOTO VIOLATION-MONITORING DEVICES  AT  ANY  RAILROAD  SIGN  OR
SIGNAL  WITHIN  ITS JURISDICTION. THE COST OF SUCH PHOTO VIOLATION-MONI-
TORING DEVICES MAY BE BORNE BY THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  A  COMMUTER

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

Co-Sponsors

A4795C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2303
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135-a, add §1170-a, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7646, S5238
2019-2020: A6012, S4089
2021-2022: A7333, S252
2023-2024: S527

A4795C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions and commuter railroads to establish owner liability for failure of an operator of a motor vehicle to obey a signal indicating the approach of a train utilizing photo monitoring devices.

A4795C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 4795--C

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
  recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law,
  in  relation to authorizing political subdivisions to establish demon-
  stration programs, implementing  railroad  grade  crossing  monitoring
  systems  by  means  of  photo devices; and providing for the repeal of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Section 135-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 501 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  § 135-a. Railroad grade crossing. A location where [a  public  highway
or  private  road,  including associated sidewalks, crosses one or more]
railroad tracks [at grade] INTERSECT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGHWAY,  ROAD-
WAY OR SIDEWALK.
  §  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1170-a to read as follows:
   § 1170-A. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE  OF  OPERATOR  TO  OBEY  SIGNAL
INDICATING  APPROACH  OF  TRAIN.    (A)  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND
EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION ESTAB-
LISHING A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER
OF  A  VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SECTION
ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL
EMPOWER A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO INSTALL AND  OPERATE  RAILROAD  GRADE

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