senate Bill S4255

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption to the prohibition on tinted windows in automobiles for emergency ambulance service vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
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  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022 referred to transportation
returned to senate
died in assembly
May 10, 2021 referred to transportation
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Apr 28, 2021 advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2021 2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2021 1st report cal.763
Feb 03, 2021 referred to transportation

Votes

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May 11, 2021 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: May 11, 2021

aye (63)

May 10, 2021 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: May 10, 2021

aye (63)

Apr 27, 2021 - Transportation committee Vote

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Transportation Committee Vote: Apr 27, 2021

aye (13)

S4255 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9759
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8616, A10395
2019-2020: S3446, A848

S4255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption to the prohibition on tinted windows in automobiles for emergency ambulance service vehicles.

S4255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4255
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 providing an
   exemption to the prohibition on  tinted  windows  in  automobiles  for
   emergency ambulance service vehicles

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G)  ALL  EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE SERVICE VEHICLES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED  FIFTEEN-C  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  THE
 PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04934-01-1

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