Senate Bill S8643

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for certain police officers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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-S8643 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9854
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1704-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5509, A3341

2021-S8643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for police officers employed in a police force of a city with a population of one million or more.

2021-S8643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8643
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 establishing
   a central business district toll exemption for certain police officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, NO POLICE OFFICER
 SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLL IF SUCH POLICE OFFICER
 IS EMPLOYED IN THE POLICE FORCE OF A  CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE
 MILLION OR MORE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15084-01-2



              

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