Assembly Actions -
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Oct 23, 2017 |
signed chap.356 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1834 substituted for s6679 |
Jun 21, 2017 |
substituted by a7503 |
Jun 15, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1834 |
Jun 12, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6679
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 44th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7503 - Signed by Governor
- 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-S6679 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7503
- Law Section:
- Saratoga County
2017-S6679 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6679 TITLE OF BILL : An act relating to giving the Malta town board the discretion to change speed limits PURPOSE : This bill would allow the Malta town board to alter the speed limits of roads within the town limits, provided that they have been classified as local roads by the department of transportation. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Grants the Malta town board the discretion to establish maximum speed limits on designated town highways lower than the fifty-five miles per hour statutory speed limit, provided that no limits are placed at less than twenty-five miles per hour, except that school speed limits may be placed no lower than fifteen miles per hour. Further allows the Malta town board to establish maximum speed limits on designated town highways within such towns or designated areas at less than the fifty-five miles per hour statutory speed limit, except that such speed limits may be placed below thirty miles per hour. Provides that no such speed limits will be placed outside of the accordance of regulations provided by engineers and licensed safety experts. Further provides that this legislation shall not alter the authority of the Department of Transportation to establish maximum
2017-S6679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6679 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT relating to giving the Malta town board the discretion to change speed limits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section sixteen hundred twenty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, in lieu of making a request of the department of transportation pursuant to such section, the town board of the town of Malta in the county of Saratoga, with respect to town highways which have been functionally classified by the department of transportation as local roads on official functional clas- sification maps approved by the federal highway administration pursuant to part 470.105 of title 23 of the code of federal regulations, as amended from time to time, and which are outside of cities and villages, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation: (a) Establish maximum speed limits at which vehicles may proceed on or along designated town highways lower than the fifty-five miles per hour statutory maximum speed limit. No such limit shall be established at less than twenty-five miles per hour, except that school speed limits may be established at not less than fifteen miles per hour, for a distance not to exceed one thousand three hundred twenty feet, on a highway passing a school building, entrance or exit of a school abutting on the highway. (b) Establish maximum speed limits at which vehicles may proceed on or along all such town highways lying within such towns or within desig- nated areas of such towns lower than the fifty-five miles per hour stat- utory maximum speed limit. No such speed limit applicable throughout such towns or within designated areas of such towns shall be established at less than thirty miles per hour. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07062-01-7
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