Assembly Actions -
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Jun 13, 2018 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 07, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 02, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 01, 2018 |
1st report cal.957 |
Apr 23, 2018 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S8243
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2017-S8243 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S8243 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8243 SPONSOR: ROBACH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to permitting a driver to not have a hand on the steering mech- anism of a vehicle while a driving automation system is engaged PURPOSE: To amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to permitting a driver to not have a hand on the steering mechanism of a vehicle while a driv- ing automation system is engaged. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: No person shall operate a motor vehicle without having at least one hand or, in the case of a physically handicapped person, at least one prosthetic device or aid on the steering mechanism at all times when the motor vehicle is in motion unless a driving automation system, as defined in SAE J3016 as periodically revised, is engaged to perform steering function.
2017-S8243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8243 I N S E N A T E April 23, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 permitting a driver to not have a hand on the steering mechanism of a vehicle while a driving automation system is engaged THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1226 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 506 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: § 1226. Control of steering mechanism. No person shall operate a motor vehicle without having at least one hand or, in the case of a physically handicapped person, at least one prosthetic device or aid on the steer- ing mechanism at all times when the motor vehicle is in motion UNLESS A DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEM, AS DEFINED IN SAE J3016 AS PERIODICALLY REVISED, IS ENGAGED TO PERFORM STEERING FUNCTION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to violations committed on and after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14164-01-8
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