senate Bill S4714

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of green lights on municipal vehicles

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to transportation
Mar 21, 2019 referred to transportation

S4714 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4764
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3532, A811

S4714 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal.

S4714 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4714 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4714

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 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, in relation to the  use  of
  green lights on municipal vehicles

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A. GREEN LIGHT OR ALTERNATING GREEN AND AMBER LIGHT. GREEN LIGHTS OR
ALTERNATING  GREEN  AND AMBER LIGHTS MAY BE AFFIXED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE
OWNED BY THE STATE OR ANY MUNICIPALITY ENGAGED IN THE  REMOVAL  OF  ICE,
SNOW,  OR  OTHER MATERIAL THE FROM HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY AND IN OTHER OPER-
ATIONS DESIGNED TO CONTROL SNOW AND ICE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07843-01-9

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