Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 29, 2021 | signed chap.527 |
Oct 22, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.697 substituted for a471c referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2021 | amended on third reading 784b |
May 10, 2021 | advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2021 | 2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2021 | 1st report cal.896 |
Apr 26, 2021 | reported and committed to finance |
Apr 06, 2021 | print number 784a |
Apr 06, 2021 | amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to transportation |
senate Bill S784B
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
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- On Floor Calendar
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Co-Sponsors
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
S784 - Details
S784 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S784 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police vehicles to carry a decibel reader SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivisions 31 and 32 of Vehicle Traffic Law 375 are amended to replace the criteria of "excessive or unusual" noise with a measur- able limit of ninety-five decibels for motorcycles and 60 decibels for
S784 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 784 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 31 and 32 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 31 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1971, and subdivision 32 as amended by section 14 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows: 31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any [excessive or unusual] noise OVER NINETY-FIVE DECIBELS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND OVER SIXTY DECIBELS FOR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES, and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section. A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and effective in reducing noise. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01833-01-1
Co-Sponsors
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Shelley B. Mayer
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Kevin Thomas
(D) 6th Senate District
S784A - Details
S784A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S784A SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To improve enforcement of motor vehicle noise limits under the Vehicle and Traffic Law SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends subdivisions 31 and 32 of Vehicle Traf- fic Law § 375 to replace the criteria of "excessive or unusual" noise with measurable noise limits prescribed in Section 386 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law or through local law or regulation. Section one also
S784A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 784--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, GAUGHRAN, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 31 and 32 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 31 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1971, and subdivision 32 as amended by section 14 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows: 31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any [excessive or unusual] noise WHICH EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SOUND LEVEL LIMITS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE OR THROUGH LOCAL LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION IN RELATION TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOR- CYCLES, and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of such vehi- cle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section. PROVIDED THAT THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY- ONE WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT MODIFY OR OTHERWISE AFFECT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S784B (ACTIVE) - Details
S784B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S784B SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To increase enforcement against motorists and repair shops that illegal- ly modify mufflers and exhaust systems to make them excessively noisy for motor vehicles and motorcycles. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends subdivisions 31 and 32 of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 375 to make it illegal to sell, offer for sale, or install a cut-out, bypass or similar device for the muffler or exhaust system of
S784B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 784--B Cal. No. 896 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, GAUGHRAN, JACKSON, MAYER, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain equipment violations and fines; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring police vehicles to be equipped with a decibel reader THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 31, 31-a, 31-b and 32 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 31 as amended by chapter 337 of the laws of 1971, subdivision 31-a as added by chapter 434 of the laws of 1979, subdivision 31-b as added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1986 and subdivision 32 as amended by section 14 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, are amended to read as follows: 31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. (A) Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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