NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6530

Senate Bill S6530

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation of safety belts in stretch limousines and the posting of notice, therein

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Jun 14, 2019	referred to rules

2019-S6530 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§383 & 375, V & T L

2019-S6530 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that altered motor vehicles commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" which were altered on or after January 1, 2020, shall have at least two safety belts for the front seat and at least one safety belt for the rear seat for each passenger for which the rear seat of such vehicle was designed.

2019-S6530 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6530

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to the installation of safety belts in stretch limousines, and
the posting of notice therein

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require stretch limousines altered after January 1, 2020 to be
equipped with seatbelts, and to require such stretch limousines to post
a notice encouraging passengers to wear seatbelts.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one requires the installation of seatbelts in stretch limousines
altered on or after January 1, 2020, as follows: at least two seatbelts
for the front seat, at least one rear seat seatbelt for each passenger
for which the rear seat was designed, and at least one seatbelt for each
passenger seat position.

Section two requires that seatbelts installed in such stretch limousines
to be clearly visible, accessible, and maintained in good working order,
and prohibits the removal of seatbelts in these vehicles.

Section three requires stretch limousines altered on or after January 1,
2020 and registered in the State to have posted therein the following
notice, in a manner that is legible and conspicuous to passengers in all
seating positions: "Seatbelts must be available for your use. Please
buckle up."

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

Provisions relating to seatbelt installation and posting of notices in
stretch limousines were clarified, a provision relating to the condition
of seatbelts in stretch limousines was added, and other provisions were
removed.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Recently, a horrific crash in New York State brought the public's atten-
tion to safety concerns surrounding stretch limousines. The accident
highlighted the lack of statutory protections for stretch limousine
passengers and, therefore, the urgency to enact laws that will help to
prevent senseless injuries and deaths in the future.

This legislation amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to create safety
measures related to seatbelts in stretch limousines. Under the
provisions of the bill, stretch limousines altered on or after January
1, 2020 would be required to be equipped with seatbelts for all seating
positions. All seatbelts so installed will be required to be clearly
visible, accessible, and maintained in good working order, and the bill
prohibits the removal of seatbelts from these vehicles. Additionally,
every stretch limousine altered after January 1, 2020 will be required
to post a notice in the vehicle instructing passengers to wear their
seatbelts. Under current law, taxis and liveries must post such a
notice.


This legislation is necessary in order to promote safety for all those
riding in stretch limousines and will help to prevent avoidable, tragic
accidents.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2020

2019-S6530 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6530
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the  instal-
   lation  of  safety  belts  in  stretch  limousines, and the posting of
   notice therein

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 383 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 86 of  the  laws  of  1968,  is
 amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c)  A  motor  vehicle  manufactured  or assembled on or after January
 first, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, at least one safety belt  for  each
 passenger seat position[.];
   (D) AN ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "STRETCH LIMOU-
 SINE"  WHICH WAS ALTERED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY,
 AT LEAST TWO SAFETY BELTS FOR THE FRONT SEAT, AND AT  LEAST  ONE  SAFETY
 BELT  FOR  THE  REAR  SEAT FOR EACH PASSENGER FOR WHICH THE REAR SEAT OF
 SUCH VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, AND AT LEAST ONE SAFETY BELT FOR EACH PASSEN-
 GER SEAT POSITION.
   § 2. Subdivision 4-b of section 383 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 495 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   4-b. Taxicabs [and], liveries, AND STRETCH LIMOUSINES.  All seat safe-
 ty belts installed in a taxicab or livery vehicle OR IN AN ALTERED MOTOR
 VEHICLE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" pursuant  to  this
 section  shall  be  clearly  visible,  accessible and maintained in good
 working order, and no seat safety belt  installed  in  such  taxicab  or
 livery vehicle OR ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE shall be removed therefrom.
   §  3. Subdivision 51 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 495 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   51. Taxicab [and], livery AND STRETCH  LIMOUSINE  notices.  (a)  Every
 taxicab [and], livery, AND ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01123-05-9

 S. 6530                             2
 
 A  "STRETCH  LIMOUSINE" WHICH WAS ALTERED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY registered in this state shall have posted  therein  the
 following  notice:  "Seatbelts  must  be  available for your use. Please
 buckle up."
   (b)  The  notices  required  to be posted pursuant to paragraph (a) of
 this subdivision shall be posted in a manner legible and conspicuous  to
 passengers in all seating positions of such vehicles.
   §  4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020. Effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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