Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 08, 2023 |
approval memo.38 signed chap.686 |
Nov 29, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
May 30, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.730 substituted for s5397 |
May 30, 2023 |
substituted by a5604 |
May 08, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 03, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 02, 2023 |
1st report cal.730 |
Mar 03, 2023 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5397
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A5604 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 57th Senate District
2023-S5397 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S5397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5397 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the display of green lights on the vehicles of members of mobile crisis teams PURPOSE: Relates to the display of green lights on the vehicles of mobile crisis response staff members. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends the vehicle and traffic law by allowing mobile crisis response staff members to use a green light on their motor vehicle when engaging in an emergency operation. Section 1 provides that mobile crisis response staff members have the ability to use an affixed green light on any motor vehicle they own. Additionally, in relation to this act, the terms "mobile crisis response
2023-S5397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5397 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 display of green lights on the vehicles of members of mobile crisis teams THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision 41 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 504 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 5. Green light. (a) One green light may be affixed to any motor vehi- cle owned by a member of a volunteer ambulance service OR BY A MEMBER OF A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM, or on a motor vehicle owned by a member of such person's family, or by a business enterprise in which such person has a proprietary interest or by which he is employed, provided such member OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE has been authorized in writing to so affix a green light by the chief officer of such service as designated by the members thereof, OR PROVIDED SUCH MEMBER OF A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED IN WRITING TO SO AFFIX A GREEN LIGHT BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. Such green light may be displayed exclusively by such member of a volunteer ambulance service, OR A MEMBER OF A DEPLOYED MOBILE CRISIS TEAM, only when engaged in an emergency operation. The use of green lights on vehi- cles shall be restricted for use only by a member of a volunteer ambu- lance service OR A MEMBER OF A MOBILE CRISIS TEAM as provided for in this paragraph except as otherwise provided for in subparagraph c of this paragraph. (b) As used in this paragraph [volunteer] THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (I) "VOLUNTEER ambulance [service] SERVICE" means: [(i)] (A) a non- profit membership corporation (other than a fire corporation) incorpo- rated under or subject to the provisions of the membership corporations EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08005-01-3
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