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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S6281
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7252
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §511, V & T L
2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6281 SPONSOR: MARTUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To create felony level sanctions when an unlicensed individual negli- gently causes the death of another person while operating a motor vehi- cle. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Provides that this act shall be known and may be cited as "Teresita's Law." Section 2: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new subparagraph (iv). The new subparagraph makes it a class E felony to negligently cause the death of
2021-S6281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6281 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTUCCI -- 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 aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the first degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Teresita's law". § 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 511 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 169 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new subparagraph (v) is added to read as follows: (iv) operates a motor vehicle upon a public highway while holding a conditional license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section eleven hundred ninety-six of this chapter while under the influence of alcohol or a drug in violation of subdivision one, two, two-a, three, four, four-a or five of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this chapter[.]; OR (V) COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND WHILE OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE NEGLIGENTLY CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10993-01-1
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