Senate Bill S2089

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to intermediate side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcycles

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S2089 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §381, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4462
2017-2018: S3236

2019-S2089 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to intermediate side reflex reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcycles; prohibits white, red or blue reflectors or lamps; prohibits intermediate side marker lamps from revolving, rotating, flashing, oscillating, constantly moving, or being designed to illuminate the roadway around the motorcycle or otherwise be a distraction.

2019-S2089 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2089
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RANZENHOFER, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
   tion
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to intermediate
   side  reflex  reflectors or intermediate side marker lamps on motorcy-
   cles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 381 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  EVERY  MOTORCYCLE  MAY  HAVE ONE OR MORE INTERMEDIATE SIDE REFLEX
 REFLECTORS OR INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS IN ANY COLOR EXCEPT  WHITE,
 RED  OR BLUE.  INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS SHALL NOT REVOLVE, ROTATE,
 FLASH, OSCILLATE, CONSTANTLY MOVE, OR  BE  DESIGNED  TO  ILLUMINATE  THE
 ROADWAY AROUND THE MOTORCYCLE OR OTHERWISE BE A DISTRACTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01637-01-9

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