Senate Bill S6746

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to slow moving vehicles

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

2017-S6746 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2017-S6746 - Summary

Provides that farm machinery, implements of husbandry and other machinery including road construction and maintenance machinery which are designed to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five mph but less than forty mph shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as well as a speed identification symbol.

2017-S6746 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6746 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6746
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to slow  moving
   vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 36 of section 375 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 350 of the laws of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Farm  machinery  and  implements of husbandry and other machinery
 including road construction and maintenance machinery designed to  oper-
 ate  at [twenty-five] THIRTY-FIVE miles per hour or less, traveling on a
 public highway during day or night, whether self-propelled  or  used  in
 combination,  shall each separately display a slow-moving vehicle emblem
 as specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13206-01-7



              

2017-S6746A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2017-S6746A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that farm machinery, implements of husbandry and other machinery including road construction and maintenance machinery which are designed to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five mph but less than forty mph shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as well as a speed identification symbol.

2017-S6746A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6746A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6746--A
     Cal. No. 766
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8  --  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and
   second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and deliv-
   ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored  to  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 slow  moving
   vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 36 of section 375 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  chapter  322  of the laws of 1969, paragraph (b) as
 amended by chapter 350 of the laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   36.  (a) (I) The slow-moving vehicle emblem as developed by the Ameri-
 can Society of Agricultural AND BIOLOGICAL Engineers shall be recognized
 as the official state slow moving vehicle emblem.  The  commissioner  of
 motor  vehicles  shall  adopt  standards  and specifications for design,
 creation and use, in conformance with those recommendations of the Amer-
 ican Society of Agricultural AND  BIOLOGICAL  Engineers  for  the  size,
 design and mounting of said slow-moving vehicle emblem.
   (II)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ADOPT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 DESIGN, CREATION AND USE, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THOSE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF
 THE  AMERICAN  SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERS STANDARD
 WHICH  MEETS  THE  CRITERIA   OF   THE   AMERICAN   NATIONAL   STANDARDS
 INSTITUTE/AMERICAN  SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS S584 FOR THE SIZE,
 DESIGN AND MOUNTING OF A SPEED IDENTIFICATION SYMBOL. A SPEED  IDENTIFI-
 CATION  SYMBOL  SHALL  INDICATE  THE  MAXIMUM SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR AT
 WHICH THE UNIT OF FARM  MACHINERY,  IMPLEMENT  OF  HUSBANDRY  AND  OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.