Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2019 | vetoed memo.177 |
Nov 26, 2019 | delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2019 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.447 substituted for a4417a |
Jun 17, 2019 | referred to codes returned to assembly repassed senate |
Jun 14, 2019 | amended on third reading 2978a |
Jun 14, 2019 | vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
May 15, 2019 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
Feb 26, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 12, 2019 | 1st report cal.151 |
Jan 31, 2019 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S2978A
Vetoed By GovernorSponsored By
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Todd Kaminsky
(D) 0 Senate District
S2978 - Details
S2978 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2978 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology PURPOSE: To ensure that every charter bus has a commercial global positioning system while operating in New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding section 509-dd, which requires that every charter bus must have a commercial global positioning system in order to operate in New York. For this purpose, a charter bus will be any bus transporting passengers for compensation in chartered party, where the two groups have a common purpose and under a single contract agree to a specific destination and itinerary. The
S2978 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2978 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, KAMINSKY -- 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 requiring charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology 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 509-dd to read as follows: § 509-DD. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHARTER BUSES. (1) NO DRIVER SHALL OPERATE A CHARTER BUS AND A MOTOR CARRIER SHALL NOT PERMIT A DRIV- ER TO OPERATE A CHARTER BUS WITHOUT THE USE OF COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSI- TIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY. (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "CHARTER BUS" SHALL MEAN A BUS TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPEN- SATION IN CHARTERED PARTY. (B) "CHARTERED PARTY" SHALL MEAN A GROUP OF PERSONS WHO, PURSUANT TO A COMMON PURPOSE AND UNDER A SINGLE CONTRACT AND AT A FIXED CHARGE, HAVE ACQUIRED EXCLUSIVE USE OF A BUS TO TRAVEL TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO A SPECIFIC DESTINATION OR FOR A PARTICULAR ITINERARY EITHER AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE OR MODIFIED AFTER HAVING LEFT THE PLACE OF ORIGIN BY SUCH GROUP. (C) "COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY" SHALL MEAN GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THE NAVIGATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SELECTION OF ROUTES WHICH TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08020-01-9
Co-Sponsors
Todd Kaminsky
(D) 0 Senate District
S2978A (ACTIVE) - Details
S2978A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2978A SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that charter buses have a commercial global positioning system. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new subdivision 52 to section 375 to require every charter bus registered in the State be equipped with commercial global positioning system technology, and to prohibit any person from operating, or causing the operation, of a char- ter bus registered in the State unless it is equipped with the required commercial GPS technology.
S2978A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2978--A Cal. No. 151 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta- tion -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and deliv- ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 54 to read as follows: 54. CHARTER BUS COMMERCIAL GPS. (A) EVERY CHARTER BUS REGISTERED IN THIS STATE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING (GPS) TECHNOLOGY. (B) IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE OR CAUSE TO BE OPERATED A CHARTER BUS REGISTERED IN THIS STATE ON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC UNLESS SUCH CHARTER BUS IS EQUIPPED WITH COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION. (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "CHARTER BUS" SHALL MEAN A BUS TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPEN- SATION IN CHARTERED PARTY. (II) "CHARTERED PARTY" SHALL MEAN A GROUP OF PERSONS WHO, PURSUANT TO A COMMON PURPOSE AND UNDER A SINGLE CONTRACT AND AT A FIXED CHARGE, HAVE ACQUIRED EXCLUSIVE USE OF A BUS TO TRAVEL TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO A SPECIFIC DESTINATION OR FOR A PARTICULAR ITINERARY EITHER AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE OR MODIFIED AFTER HAVING LEFT THE PLACE OF ORIGIN BY SUCH GROUP. (III) "COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY" SHALL MEAN GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIF- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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