Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cities |
Jul 10, 2017 |
referred to cities |
Assembly Bill A8550
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
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
2017-A8550 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A8550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8550 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y July 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all persons operating a bicycle to wear a helmet THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-157.2 to read as follows: § 10-157.2 HELMET REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS OPERATING BICYCLES. A. DEFI- NITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (1) THE TERM "BICYCLE" SHALL MEAN A TWO OR THREE WHEELED DEVICE UPON WHICH A PERSON OR PERSONS MAY RIDE, PROPELLED BY HUMAN POWER THROUGH A BELT, A CHAIN OR GEARS, WITH SUCH WHEELS IN A TANDEM OR TRICYCLE. (2) THE TERM "PUBLIC HIGHWAY" MEANS ANY HIGHWAY, ROAD, STREET, ROAD- WAY, SIDEWALK, AVENUE, ALLEY, PUBLIC PLACE, PUBLIC DRIVEWAY OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC WAY. (3) THE TERM "WEARING A HELMET" MEANS HAVING A HELMET OF GOOD FIT FASTENED SECURELY UPON THE HEAD WITH THE HELMET STRAPS. B. THIS SECTION IS APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF A BICYCLE UPON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR ANY PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC, AND WITHIN A PARK OR OTHER AREA UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMIS- SIONER OF PARKS AND RECREATION. C. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A BICYCLE UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS WEARING A HELMET MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTI- TUTE (ANSI Z 90.4 BICYCLE HELMET STANDARDS), THE SNELL MEMORIAL FOUNDA- TION'S STANDARDS FOR PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR USE IN BICYCLING, THE AMER- ICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARDS FOR BICYCLE HELMETS, THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE STANDARDS FOR BICYCLE HELMETS, OR THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION STANDARDS FOR BICYCLE HELMETS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11867-01-7
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