NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5079

Senate Bill S5079

Vetoed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 28, 2018	vetoed memo.353
Dec 18, 2018	delivered to governor
Jun 14, 2018	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.829 substituted for a1992
Jun 11, 2018	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1664 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Mar 07, 2017	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 11, 2018 - Floor Vote
  S5079
  
  56
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2018
      
      aye (56)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Mayer
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (5)
      
      Amedore
      
      Griffo
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Little
      
      Seward
      
      excused (2)
      
      Croci
      
      Sepúlveda
  Jun 11, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5079
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2018
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Griffo
      
      Little

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1992
Law Section:: Transportation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6727, A8878
2015-2016: S1466, A965
2019-2020: S4189, A3502
2021-2022: S3882, A4415
2023-2024: S6304, A3131

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes.

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5079

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the transportation law, in relation
to the creation of a toll-free hotline and a website where motorists
can report potholes

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To create an interactive website where motorists can report potholes.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends transportation law section 14 by adding a new
subdivision 36 to provide that the commissioner shall establish an
interactive website by which persons may report the locations of
potholes on the state highway system, and receive, at such person's
request, notification when repairs to the reported pothole have been
completed. The commissioner shall also post the locations of each
pothole on such interactive website until such time as such pothole is
repaired.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The number and severity of potholes on state roads are creating an

emergency situation. Some unattended potholes have become craters.
Many cars that have driven over them have suffered tire blow-outs or
more significant damage. Additionally, cars are swerving to avoid them
or stopping short of potholes which could result in serious accidents.

While the Department of Transportation has a pothole hotline, New York
should follow the lead of other states that use the current technology
to post the location of each reported pothole to alert motorists to
the location of these potholes.

The proposed interactive website would allow drivers to assist the
Department in identifying and prioritizing work and allow them to
avoid potholes that have been reported. This interactive website could
prevent many accidents from occurring and damage to cars.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14: A.8878/S.6727 Referred to Transportation
2015-16: A.965A/S.1466A: Referred to Transportation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall become law;
provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be
made and completed on or before such date.

2017-S5079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5079
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the creation of a
   toll-free hotline and a website where motorists can report potholes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 36 to read as follows:
   36.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A TOLL-FREE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR
 HOTLINE  AND  INTERACTIVE  WEBSITE  BY  WHICH  PERSONS  MAY  REPORT  THE
 LOCATIONS  OF POTHOLES ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE THRUWAY
 AND RECEIVE, AT SUCH PERSON'S REQUEST, NOTIFICATION WHEN REPAIRS TO  THE
 REPORTED  POTHOLE  HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO POST
 THE LOCATIONS OF EACH REPORTED POTHOLE ON SUCH INTERACTIVE WEBSITE UNTIL
 SUCH TIME AS SUCH POTHOLE IS REPAIRED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03379-01-7

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