assembly Bill A96A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Designates human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles

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

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 25, 2021 signed chap.496
Oct 13, 2021 delivered to governor
Jun 02, 2021 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1236
substituted for s4071a
May 24, 2021 referred to transportation
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.67
rules report cal.67
reported
May 19, 2021 reported referred to rules
May 11, 2021 reported referred to codes
May 06, 2021 print number 96a
May 06, 2021 amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 06, 2021 referred to transportation

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A96 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4071
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§101 & 114-b, add §117-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9617
2017-2018: A438
2019-2020: A3690, S5670

A96 - Summary

Designates human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles which shall permit the operator of such vehicles certain privileges when involved in an emergency operation.

A96 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    96
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BENEDETTO, HYNDMAN, WALKER, GALEF,
   PAULIN, STECK, STIRPE, WOERNER, O'DONNELL, FAHY, JEAN-PIERRE, SOLAGES,
   COLTON,  HEVESI,  GOTTFRIED,  SIMON,  CARROLL,  TAYLOR,  SANTABARBARA,
   QUART,  DiPIETRO, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. BRAUNSTEIN,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HUNTER,  LUPARDO  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to designating
   human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   § 101. Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance,  police  vehicle
 or  bicycle,  correction  vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency
 vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle,  blood  delivery  vehicle,
 HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle,
 environmental  emergency  response  vehicle,  sanitation patrol vehicle,
 hazardous materials emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal  vehicle  of
 the armed forces of the United States.
   § 2. Section 114-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chap-
 ter 460 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
   § 114-b. Emergency operation. The operation, or parking, of an author-
 ized  emergency  vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in transporting a
 sick or injured person,  transporting  prisoners,  delivering  blood  or
 blood  products  OR  TRANSPORTING  HUMAN ORGANS, HUMAN TISSUE OR MEDICAL
 PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGAN RECOVERY  OR  TRANSPLANTATION,  in  a
 situation  involving  an  imminent  health  risk,  pursuing an actual or
 suspected violator of the law, or responding to, or working or assisting
 at the scene of an accident, disaster, police call, alarm of fire, actu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A96A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4071
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§101 & 114-b, add §117-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9617
2017-2018: A438
2019-2020: A3690, S5670

A96A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles which shall permit the operator of such vehicles certain privileges when involved in an emergency operation.

A96A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   96--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  BENEDETTO, HYNDMAN, WALKER, GALEF,
   PAULIN, STECK, STIRPE, WOERNER, O'DONNELL, FAHY, JEAN-PIERRE, SOLAGES,
   COLTON,  HEVESI,  GOTTFRIED,  SIMON,  CARROLL,  TAYLOR,  SANTABARBARA,
   QUART,  DiPIETRO, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO, RA, LEMONDES, LAWLER, DARLING,
   McMAHON, THIELE, L. ROSENTHAL, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
   of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  HUNTER,  LUPARDO  --  read once and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation --  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  designating
   human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as  amended  by
 chapter 446 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   §  101.  Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle
 or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle,  civil  defense  emergency
 vehicle,  emergency  ambulance  service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle,
 HUMAN ORGAN DELIVERY VEHICLE, county emergency medical services vehicle,
 environmental emergency response  vehicle,  sanitation  patrol  vehicle,
 hazardous  materials  emergency vehicle and ordnance disposal vehicle of
 the armed forces of the United States.
   § 2. Section 114-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chap-
 ter 460 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
   § 114-b. Emergency operation. The operation, or parking, of an author-
 ized emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is engaged in  transporting  a
 sick  or  injured  person,  transporting  prisoners, delivering blood or
 blood products in a situation involving an imminent health risk,  TRANS-
 PORTING  HUMAN  ORGANS AND/OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGAN
 RECOVERY OR TRANSPLANTATION IN A SITUATION INVOLVING AN IMMINENT  HEALTH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets