Senate Bill S6191

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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-S6191 - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L

2019-S6191 - Summary

Provides that altered motor vehicles commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" which were altered on or after January 1, 2021, 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-S6191 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6191 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6191
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 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 transportation law, in relation to  safety  require-
   ments  for certain motor vehicles which transport nine or more passen-
   gers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of item (b) of subparagraph (iii) of
 paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 140 of the  transportation  law,
 as  amended  by section 1 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 is amended and a new subdivision 5-a is added to read as follows:
   Any person, corporation, company,  association,  joint  stock  associ-
 ation, partnership, person or any officer or agent thereof, found guilty
 of violating any of the department's safety rules or regulations involv-
 ing  an out-of-service defect relating to brake systems, steering compo-
 nents and/or coupling devices OR ANY REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION shall be subject to a fine of not less than  five
 hundred dollars nor more than one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for
 the first offense, and upon being found guilty of a second or subsequent
 offense  committed within eighteen months by a fine of not less than one
 thousand two hundred fifty dollars nor more than three thousand dollars,
 or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days or by both such fine and
 imprisonment; provided, however, that if any such  person,  corporation,
 company,  association,  joint  stock association, partnership, person or
 any officer or agent thereof is  operating  a  farm  vehicle  registered
 pursuant  to  subdivision  thirteen  of  section four hundred one of the
 vehicle and traffic law in conformance with the terms of such  registra-
 tion,  and if the violation as set forth in the summons is corrected not
 later than one-half hour after sunset on the  third  full  business  day
 after  the  issuance  of the summons and proof of such correction as set
 forth in item (b) of subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph is submitted to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6191A - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L

2019-S6191A - Summary

Provides that altered motor vehicles commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" which were altered on or after January 1, 2021, 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-S6191A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6191A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6191--A
     Cal. No. 1089
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, BRESLIN, GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
   portation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first
   report,  amended  on  first  report,  ordered  to  a second report and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
   in  relation  to  safety requirements for certain motor vehicles which
   transport nine or more passengers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of item (b) of subparagraph (iii) of
 paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 140 of the  transportation  law,
 as  amended  by section 1 of part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 is amended and a new subdivision 5-a is added to read as follows:
   Any person, corporation, company,  association,  joint  stock  associ-
 ation, partnership, person or any officer or agent thereof, found guilty
 of violating any of the department's safety rules or regulations involv-
 ing  an out-of-service defect relating to brake systems, steering compo-
 nents and/or coupling devices OR ANY REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION shall be subject to a fine of not less than  five
 hundred dollars nor more than one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for
 the first offense, and upon being found guilty of a second or subsequent
 offense  committed within eighteen months by a fine of not less than one
 thousand two hundred fifty dollars nor more than three thousand dollars,
 or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days or by both such fine and
 imprisonment; provided, however, that if any such  person,  corporation,
 company,  association,  joint  stock association, partnership, person or
 any officer or agent thereof is  operating  a  farm  vehicle  registered
 pursuant  to  subdivision  thirteen  of  section four hundred one of the
 vehicle and traffic law in conformance with the terms of such  registra-
 tion,  and if the violation as set forth in the summons is corrected not
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6191B - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L

2019-S6191B - Summary

Provides that altered motor vehicles commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" which were altered on or after January 1, 2021, 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-S6191B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6191B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6191--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KENNEDY, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, KAPLAN, LIU,
   PARKER, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported  favorably
   from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report,
   ordered  to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of second report  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Transportation  in  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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-
 ONE, 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
 PASSENGER SEAT POSITION.
   § 2. Section 383 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. NO ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE  COMMONLY  REFERRED  TO  AS  A  "STRETCH
 LIMOUSINE"  WHICH WAS ALTERED PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-ONE SHALL BE SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THIS STATE  AND  NO  SUCH  ALTERED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6191C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140, Transp L

2019-S6191C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that altered motor vehicles commonly referred to as "stretch limousines" which were altered on or after January 1, 2021, 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-S6191C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6191C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6191--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. KENNEDY, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, KAPLAN, LIU,
   PARKER, SEWARD, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
   first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of second report -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
   and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 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-
 ONE,  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
 PASSENGER SEAT POSITION.
   § 2. Section 383 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11415-06-0
              

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