Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2020 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2020 |
advanced to third reading amended 6094a |
Feb 26, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 25, 2020 |
1st report cal.500 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to transportation |
May 30, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 16, 2019 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6094A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 42nd Senate District
2019-S6094 - Details
2019-S6094 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6094 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the transportation law, in relation to work zone safety; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the work zone safety fund PURPOSE: This bill creates a penalty for endangerment of a highway worker, sets a fine structure, and directs sixty percent of fines collected to a work zone safety fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One adds a new section 1221-a to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to create the crime of endangerment of a highway worker. Section two adds a new section 1221-b to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to create a public education and outreach program to increase motorist awareness about the importance of highway work zone safety.
2019-S6094 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6094 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 and the transportation law, in relation to work zone safety; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the work zone safety fund 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 1221-a to read as follows: § 1221-A. ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER. 1. A PERSON COMMITS ENDAN- GERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IF THE PERSON IS OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A WORK AREA AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AT ANY TIME ONE OR MORE HIGHWAY WORKERS ARE IN THE WORK AREA AND DOES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) DRIVES THROUGH OR AROUND A WORK AREA IN ANY LANE NOT CLEARLY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH OR AROUND A WORK AREA; OR (B) FAILS TO OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF MOTOR VEHICLES THROUGH THE WORK AREA FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN: (I) AN EMERGENCY; (II) THE AVOIDANCE OF AN OBSTACLE; OR (III) THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANOTHER PERSON. 2. (A) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION WHERE THE HIGHWAY WORKER SUFFERS NO PHYSICAL INJURY SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. (B) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION WHERE THE HIGHWAY WORKER SUFFERS PHYSICAL INJURY AND THE VIOLATION WAS THE SOLE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE INJURY SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. (C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION WHERE THE HIGHWAY WORKER SUFFERS SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2019-S6094A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6094A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6094A SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the transportation law, in relation to work zone safety; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the work zone safety fund PURPOSE: This bill creates a penalty for endangerment of a highway worker, sets a fine structure, and directs sixty percent of fines collected to a work zone safety fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One adds a new section 1221-a to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to create the crime of endangerment of a highway worker. Section two adds a new section 1221-b to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to
2019-S6094A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6094--A Cal. No. 500 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, KAMINSKY, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans- portation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accord- ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the transportation law, in relation to work zone safety; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the work zone safety fund 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 1221-a to read as follows: § 1221-A. ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER. 1. A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COMMITS ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IF THE DRIVER IS OPER- ATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A WORK AREA AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AT ANY TIME ONE OR MORE HIGHWAY WORK- ERS ARE IN THE WORK AREA AND DOES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) ENTERS A WORK AREA IN ANY LANE NOT CLEARLY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY MOTOR VEHICLES; OR (B) FAILS TO OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF MOTOR VEHICLES THROUGH THE WORK AREA FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN: (I) AN EMERGENCY; (II) THE AVOIDANCE OF AN OBSTACLE; OR (III) THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ANOTHER PERSON. 2. (A) A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A TRAFFIC INFRACTION PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOT LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISON- MENT FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN DAYS OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISON- MENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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