Senate Bill S1129

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the solicitation of donations on state highways

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Current 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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2023-S1129 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5409
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1157, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7655, A8690
2017-2018: S1027, A386
2019-2020: S4104, A3400
2021-2022: S1649, A6496

2023-S1129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to solicitation of donations on state highways.

2023-S1129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1129
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  solic-
   itation of donations on state highways
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1157 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
   (D)  NO  PERSON SHALL OCCUPY ANY PART OF A STATE HIGHWAY IN ANY MANNER
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING OR SOLICITING IN A TOWN OUTSIDE THE GEOGRAPH-
 ICAL BOUNDARIES OF A CITY OR VILLAGE, EXCEPT BY A PERSON EIGHTEEN  YEARS
 OF  AGE  OR  OLDER  TO SOLICIT ON BEHALF OF A FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED BY
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL  LAW,  A
 VOLUNTARY  AMBULANCE  SERVICE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, OR AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM
 TAXATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501 (C) OF THE INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  AND
 SUCH  HIGHWAY  HAS  A  SPEED  LIMIT NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY MILES PER HOUR.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO SUCH SOLICITATION PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED WHERE PROHIBITED BY A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE OF
 THE TOWN IN WHICH SUCH SOLICITATION OCCURS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03733-01-3



              

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