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Assembly Bill A6974

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain state police vehicles to carry jumper cables and requires officers operating such vehicles offer to use such jumper cables on disabled vehicles

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2023-A6974 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2195
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11336
2019-2020: A2838, S5301
2021-2022: A2314, S1595
2025-2026: A4175, S486

2023-A6974 - Summary

Requires certain state police vehicles to carry jumper cables; requires officers operating such vehicles offer to use such jumper cables on disabled vehicles.

2023-A6974 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6974
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police
   to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  212-a
 to read as follows:
   §  212-A.  REQUIRED  EQUIPMENT.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT
 EVERY VEHICLE OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  POLICE  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH
 JUMPER  CABLES TO ASSIST IN POWERING THE BATTERY OF DISABLED VEHICLES. A
 STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  OFFER  USE  OF  SUCH  JUMPER
 CABLES WHEN APPROACHING A DISABLED VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06178-01-3

2023-A6974A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2195
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11336
2019-2020: A2838, S5301
2021-2022: A2314, S1595
2025-2026: A4175, S486

2023-A6974A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain state police vehicles to carry jumper cables; requires officers operating such vehicles offer to use such jumper cables on disabled vehicles.

2023-A6974A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6974--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  requiring  certain
   state police vehicles to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  212-a
 to read as follows:
   §  212-A.  REQUIRED  EQUIPMENT.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT
 VEHICLES OPERATED BY  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  POLICE  PERFORMING  TRAFFIC
 ENFORCEMENT  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH  JUMPER CABLES TO ASSIST IN POWERING THE
 BATTERY OF DISABLED VEHICLES. A STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL  BE  REQUIRED
 TO  OFFER USE OF SUCH JUMPER CABLES WHEN APPROACHING A DISABLED VEHICLE.
 THE STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL ONLY PLACE THE  JUMPER  CABLES  ON  THEIR
 STATE  POLICE  VEHICLE.  THE OPERATOR OF THE DISABLED VEHICLE SHALL ONLY
 PLACE THE JUMPER CABLES ON THEIR DISABLED VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY START
 THE VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06178-02-4

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