Assembly Bill A4999

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to passenger registration of pickup trucks

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  • 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

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2019-A4999 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S376
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §401, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4999, S376

2019-A4999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to passenger registration of pickup trucks that are used exclusively for non-commercial purposes.

2019-A4999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4999
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RAIA,  MALLIOTAKIS,  FINCH  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  passenger
   registration of pickup trucks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 16-a to read as follows:
   16-A. PICKUP TRUCKS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAP-
 TER  OR  OTHER  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION, A PICKUP TRUCK WHICH IS USED
 EXCLUSIVELY FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES SHALL,  AT  THE  OPTION  OF  THE
 REGISTRANT,  BE CLASSIFIED AS A PASSENGER VEHICLE AND REGISTERED ACCORD-
 INGLY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PICKUP TRUCK" SHALL  MEAN  ANY
 TRUCK,  REGARDLESS  OF  WEIGHT,  WHICH  HAS  A CARGO BED AND SIDE WALLS,
 REGARDLESS OF SEATING CAPACITY WITHIN THE CAB. NOTHING IN  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL PRECLUDE THE REGISTRATION OF A PICKUP TRUCK AS A PASSENGER VEHICLE
 SOLELY  BECAUSE SUCH PICKUP TRUCK IS DRIVEN TO AND FROM THE REGISTRANT'S
 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  law;  provided,  however,  that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04281-01-9

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