Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1362 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S284
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2017-S284 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1621, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S5757
2017-S284 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S284 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exceptions from prohibitions on the operation of commercial vehicles on certain state highways and parkways PURPOSE : To provide for limited access to the State's parkway system by light duty commercial vehicles engaged in the direct performance of a critical service business, such as electric/gas utility, telecommunication or wireless infrastructure. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill amends § 1621 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to authorize limited access to the State's parkways by light duty commercial vehicles engaged directly in the performance of critical service business, i.e., improvement, repairs and maintenance of equipment or property of an electric corporation, gas corporation, combined electric and gas corporation, cable television company, telecommunication corporation, transportation corporation, or wireless communication service supplier.
2017-S284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 284 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MURPHY, GRIFFO -- 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 exceptions from prohibitions on the operation of commercial vehicles on certain state highways and parkways THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs 9 and 22 of subdivision (a) of section 1621 of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph 9 as amended and paragraph 22 as added by chapter 1008 of the laws of 1983, are amended to read as follows: 9. Exclude trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semi- trailer combinations from highways specified by the commissioner. Such exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the highways from which such vehi- cles and combinations are otherwise excluded, NOR SHALL SUCH EXCLUSION APPLY TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CRITICAL SERVICE BUSINESS AND SUBJECT TO A VALID WORK ORDER. 22. Exclude trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semi- trailer combinations in excess of any designated weight, designated length, designated height, or eight feet in width, from highways or set limits on hours of operation of such vehicles on particular state high- ways or segments of such highways. Such exclusion shall not be construed to prevent the delivery or pickup of merchandise or other property along the highways from which such vehicles or combinations are otherwise excluded, NOR SHALL SUCH EXCLUSION APPLY TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A CRITICAL SERVICE BUSINESS AND SUBJECT TO A VALID WORK ORDER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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