Senate Bill S3532A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of green lights on municipal vehicles

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A811 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2021-S3532 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A811
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§375 & 1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4714, A4764

2021-S3532 - Summary

Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal; relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching such a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle.

2021-S3532 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3532 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3532
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD02241-01-1



              

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2021-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A811
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§375 & 1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4714, A4764

2021-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal; relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching such a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle.

2021-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3532A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3532--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, GALLIVAN, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
   portation -- 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 use of
   green lights on municipal hazard vehicles designed for  ice  and  snow
   removal  and in relation to the operation of vehicles when approaching
   such a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle
 and  traffic law, as added by chapter 197 of the laws of 1970, the open-
 ing paragraph as amended by chapter 349 of the laws of 2004, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   5.  Green light. (A) One green light may be affixed to any motor vehi-
 cle owned by a member of a volunteer ambulance service, or  on  a  motor
 vehicle  owned  by  a  member  of such person's family, or by a business
 enterprise in which such person has a proprietary interest or  by  which
 he  is  employed, provided such member has been authorized in writing to
 so affix a green light by the chief officer of such  service  as  desig-
 nated  by  the members thereof. Such green light may be displayed exclu-
 sively by such member of a volunteer ambulance service only when engaged
 in an emergency operation. The use of green lights on vehicles shall  be
 restricted  for use only by a member of a volunteer ambulance service as
 provided for in this paragraph  EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH C OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  As used in this paragraph volunteer ambulance service means: [a.]
 (I) a non-profit membership corporation (other than a fire  corporation)
 incorporated under or subject to the provisions of the membership corpo-
 rations  law, or any other law, operating its ambulance or ambulances on
 a non-profit basis for the convenience of the members thereof and  their
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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