senate Bill S6836

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to parking in electric vehicle charging spaces

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8608 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 07, 2020 signed chap.206
Sep 25, 2020 delivered to governor
Jul 22, 2020 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.806
substituted for s6836
Jul 22, 2020 substituted by a8608
Jul 21, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.806
Jul 20, 2020 reported and committed to rules
Jan 08, 2020 referred to transportation
Nov 08, 2019 referred to rules

Votes

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Jul 21, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

S6836
18
1
committee
18
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jul 20, 2020 - Transportation committee Vote

S6836
13
0
committee
13
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Transportation Committee Vote: Jul 20, 2020

aye wr (2)

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S6836 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8608
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1202, V & T L

S6836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to parking in electric vehicle charging spaces; prohibits motor vehicles which are not an electric vehicle from parking in such spaces.

S6836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6836

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 8, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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  parking  in
  electric vehicle charging spaces

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1202 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 679  of  the  laws  of  1970,
subparagraph k as amended by chapter 267 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
  a.  On  the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked at
the edge or curb of a street;
  b. On a sidewalk;
  c. Within an intersection, except when permitted by official signs  or
parking  meters  on the side of a highway opposite a street which inter-
sects but does not cross such highway;
  d. On a cross walk;
  e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within  thirty  feet
of  points  on  the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless a different distance is indicated by official signs, markings  or
parking meters;
  f.  Alongside  or  opposite  any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
  g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or with-
in a highway tunnel, unless otherwise indicated by official signs, mark-
ings or parking meters;
  h. On any railroad tracks;
  i. In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including cross-
overs, except in an emergency;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13759-02-9

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