| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 11, 2018 | print number 8383a |
| May 11, 2018 | amend and recommit to transportation |
| May 04, 2018 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S8383
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
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- Delivered to Governor
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S8383 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §379, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020: S1701
2021-2022: S1170
S8383 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8383 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring all new motor vehicles sold in this state to be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill mandates that all new vehicles sold in the State of New York model year 2019 and after be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device in order to increase drivers' awareness of their environment and to improve driver safety SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 379 which defines "blind spot monitoring device", "blind spot", and that every car model year 2019 and after shall be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device.
S8383 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8383
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 requiring
all new motor vehicles sold in this state to be equipped with a blind
spot monitoring device
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 379 to read as follows:
§ 379. BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
A. "BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF DIGITAL
CAMERAS OR OTHER MEDIA RECORDING DEVICES FITTED WITHIN THE BODY OR ON
THE EXTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING ALL BLIND
SPOTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE AND WHICH GENERATES A WARNING
TO THE OPERATOR OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, BY MEANS OF A LIGHT, A BUZZER OR
BOTH, WHEN ANY OBJECT IS DETECTED IN SUCH BLIND SPOT; AND
B. "BLIND SPOT" SHALL MEAN AN AREA OF THE ROAD THAT CANNOT BE SEEN BY
THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE LOOKING FORWARD OR THROUGH EITHER
THE REAR-VIEW OR SIDE MIRRORS.
2. COMMENCING WITH MODEL YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN AND EVERY MODEL
YEAR THEREAFTER, EVERY AUTOMOBILE SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH A BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08362-01-7
S8383A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §379, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020: S1701
2021-2022: S1170
S8383A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8383A SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring all new motor vehicles sold in this state to be equipped with a blind spot monitoring device PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill mandates that all new vehicles sold in the State of New York with model year 2024 and thereafter be equipped with a blind spot moni- toring device in order to increase drivers' awareness of their environ- ment and to improve driver safety SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 379 which defines "blind spot monitoring device", "blind spot", and that every car model year 2024 and thereafter shall be equipped with a blind spot moni-
S8383A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8383--A
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
all new motor vehicles sold in this state to be equipped with a blind
spot monitoring device
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 379 to read as follows:
§ 379. BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
A. "BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF DIGITAL
CAMERAS OR OTHER MEDIA RECORDING DEVICES FITTED WITHIN THE BODY OR ON
THE EXTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING ALL BLIND
SPOTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE AND WHICH GENERATES A WARNING
TO THE OPERATOR OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE, BY MEANS OF A LIGHT, A BUZZER OR
BOTH, WHEN ANY OBJECT IS DETECTED IN SUCH BLIND SPOT; AND
B. "BLIND SPOT" SHALL MEAN AN AREA OF THE ROAD THAT CANNOT BE SEEN BY
THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE LOOKING FORWARD OR THROUGH EITHER
THE REAR-VIEW OR SIDE MIRRORS.
2. COMMENCING WITH MODEL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND EVERY MODEL
YEAR THEREAFTER, EVERY AUTOMOBILE SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH A BLIND SPOT MONITORING DEVICE. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHOR-
IZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08362-03-8
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