Assembly Actions -
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Jun 14, 2018 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1789 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 08, 2018 |
print number 5631b |
May 08, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
May 22, 2017 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 16, 2017 |
amended on third reading 5631a |
May 08, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 03, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 02, 2017 |
1st report cal.706 |
Apr 21, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5631A
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
Bill Amendments
2017-S5631 - Details
2017-S5631 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5631 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk PURPOSE : Adds a new section to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 16 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Adds new section 1210-a to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 16 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. Section 2: Establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Between 1998 and 2004, 230 children have died of hyperthermia from
2017-S5631 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5631 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- 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 prohibiting a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk 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 1210-a to read as follows: § 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. NO PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHALL KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY, UNDER CONDITIONS THAT PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK, LEAVE SUCH CHILD UNAT- TENDED INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION OF LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00563-01-7
2017-S5631A - Details
2017-S5631A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5631A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk PURPOSE : Adds a new section to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 16 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Adds new section 1210-a to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 16 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. Section 2: Establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Between 1998 and 2004, 230 children have died of hyperthermia from being left in cars. In 2005, by mid-summer 19 deaths were recorded as a result of hyperthermia of children being left in cars. Studies
2017-S5631A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5631--A Cal. No. 706 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting a child from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk 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 1210-a to read as follows: § 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. 1. NO PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHALL KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY, UNDER CONDITIONS THAT PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK, LEAVE SUCH CHILD UNAT- TENDED INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION OF LAW. 2. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS UPON CONVICTION OF A FIRST VIOLATION; UPON CONVICTION OF A SECOND VIOLATION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGH- TEEN MONTHS, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; UPON CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00563-03-7
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S5631B (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5631B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5631B REVISED MEMO 06/15/2018 SPONSOR: DEFRANCISCO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting a child less than ten years of age from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substan- tial risk PURPOSE: Adds a new section to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 10 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds new section 1210-a to the Vehicle and Traffic Law forbidding the leaving of a child under the age of 10 inside a motor vehicle under conditions that present a substantial health or safety risk. It provides that the fine for a violation is $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense within 18 months, and $250 for a
2017-S5631B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5631--B 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting a child less than ten years of age from being left unattended in a motor vehicle under conditions presenting substantial risk 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 1210-a to read as follows: § 1210-A. UNATTENDED CHILD IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. 1. NO PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD SHALL KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY, UNDER CONDITIONS THAT PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK, LEAVE SUCH CHILD UNATTENDED INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECTION OF LAW. 2. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS UPON CONVICTION OF A FIRST VIOLATION; UPON CONVICTION OF A SECOND VIOLATION, BOTH OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGH- TEEN MONTHS, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; UPON CONVICTION OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION, ALL OF WHICH WERE COMMITTED WITHIN A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS, SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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