Senate Bill S2515A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S2515 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5001
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8099
2021-2022: S2880
2025-2026: S4508, A4251

2023-S2515 - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-S2515 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2515 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RAMOS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, PARKER,
   SEPULVEDA -- 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
   scramble  crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1642 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 28 to read as follows:
   28. (A) ESTABLISHMENT OF  SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS  LEADING  TO  AND  FROM
 SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  DURING  TIMES  OF STUDENT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. SUCH
 SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE  FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS:
   (I)  SCRAMBLE  CROSSWALKS  SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (II) PEDESTRIANS SHALL WAIT UNTIL A  PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL  SIGNAL  INDI-
 CATES A SIGN TO WALK;
   (III)  VEHICLES  SHALL  NOT  TURN  RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHILE THE
 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (IV) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (V) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC  WHILE  THE  TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
   (VI)  SIGNS  SHALL  BE  ERECTED  AT SUCH INTERSECTIONS WITH A SCRAMBLE
 CROSSWALK INDICATING THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE INTERSECTION  UNLESS
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK.
   (B)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "SCRAMBLE CROSSWALK" MEANS A
 CROSSWALK WITH A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHICH TEMPORARILY  STOPS  ALL  VEHICULAR
 TRAFFIC WHILE A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS
 AT THE INTERSECTION SHALL CROSS THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2023-S2515A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5001
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8099
2021-2022: S2880
2025-2026: S4508, A4251

2023-S2515A - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-S2515A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2515A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2515--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RAMOS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, PARKER,
   SEPULVEDA -- 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 establishing
   scramble  crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision (a) of section 1640 of the vehicle and traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
   23. ESTABLISH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOU-
 SAND OR MORE LEADING TO  AND  FROM  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  DURING  TIMES  OF
 STUDENT  ARRIVAL  AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I) SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS  BETWEEN  8:00  A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (II)  PEDESTRIANS  SHALL  WAIT UNTIL A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDI-
 CATES A SIGN TO WALK;
   (III) VEHICLES SHALL NOT TURN RIGHT  AT  THE  INTERSECTION  WHILE  THE
 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (IV) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (V)  BICYCLISTS  MAY  PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WHILE THE TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
   (VI) SIGNS SHALL BE ERECTED AT  SUCH  INTERSECTIONS  WITH  A  SCRAMBLE
 CROSSWALK  INDICATING THAT NO PERSON SHALL ENTER THE INTERSECTION UNLESS
 A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES THAT ALL PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06074-03-3
 S. 2515--A                          2

co-Sponsors

2023-S2515B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5001
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8099
2021-2022: S2880
2025-2026: S4508, A4251

2023-S2515B - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-S2515B - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2515B - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2515--B
     Cal. No. 437
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RAMOS, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY,
   PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- 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,  ordered
   to  first  and  second  report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by
   Senate and delivered to the  Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,
   restored  to  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 establishing
   scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during  times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1640 of the vehicle and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 23 to read as follows:
   23.  ESTABLISH  SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE LEADING TO AND FROM SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  DURING  TIMES  OF
 STUDENT  ARRIVAL  AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I) SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS  BETWEEN  8:00  A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (II)  PEDESTRIANS  SHALL  WAIT UNTIL A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDI-
 CATES A SIGN TO WALK;
   (III) VEHICLES SHALL NOT TURN RIGHT  AT  THE  INTERSECTION  WHILE  THE
 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;
   (IV) BICYCLISTS MAY PROCEED WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL
 SIGNAL INDICATES A SIGN TO WALK, PROVIDED HOWEVER, SUCH BICYCLISTS SHALL
 YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ALL PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION;
   (V)  BICYCLISTS  MAY  PROCEED WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WHILE THE TRAFFIC
 SIGNAL INDICATES A GREEN LIGHT; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2023-S2515C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5001
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1640, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8099
2021-2022: S2880
2025-2026: S4508, A4251

2023-S2515C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

2023-S2515C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2515C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2515--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS, ADDABBO, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   LIU, MAY, PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- 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 commit-
   tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8 -- 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 establishing
   scramble  crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times
   of student arrival and dismissal
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1640-s to read as follows:
   § 1640-S. SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN  CITIES  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE
 MILLION  OR MORE. 1. THERE SHALL BE SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS IN CITIES WITH A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE LEADING TO AND FROM  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS
 DURING  TIMES OF STUDENT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL. SUCH SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS SHALL OPERATE ON WEEKDAYS  BETWEEN  8:00  A.M.
 AND 4:00 P.M.;
   (B) PEDESTRIANS SHALL WAIT UNTIL A PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNAL INDICATES
 A SIGN TO WALK;
   (C)  VEHICLES SHALL NOT TURN RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WHILE THE TRAF-
 FIC SIGNAL INDICATES A RED LIGHT;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06074-07-3
 S. 2515--C                          2

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