NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6916

Senate Bill S6916

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and regulations requiring the issuance of special stickers identifying alternative fuel vehicles

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 06, 2024	recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
May 15, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S6916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6515
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §401-c, V & T L

2023-S6916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and regulations requiring the issuance and placement of special stickers identifying alternative fuel vehicles; requires such stickers to be easily identifiable to first responders as alternative fuel vehicles and to differentiate between personal and commercial vehicles; defines alternative fuel.

2023-S6916 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6916

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
the issuance of stickers for alternative fuel vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To allow first responders a way to easily identify alternative fuel
vehicles at the scene of an accident to enable them to properly respond.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to adopt rules and
regulations requiring the issuance of special stickers identifying
alternative fuel vehicles; Requires the owner of such vehicles to affix
the stickers to the inside of the windshield; Defines alternative fuel
vehicles for the purposes of this section.

Section 2: Sets effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

First responders put their lives on the line every time they arrive on
the scene of an accident. We should take every step possible to minimize
the risk they face while saving the lives of others. One way to protect
not only the first responders, but also the victims of an accident, is
to make it easier for first responders to assess the situation, includ-
ing the kind of vehicle or vehicles they are working with. For example,
while hydraulic rescue tools and water may work fine on traditional
vehicles, using either on an electric vehicle puts the lives of the
first responders and the victims at risk. In addition to electric vehi-
cles, other alternative-fuel vehicles such as those that run on propane,
may also need to be handled differently than an accident involving a
traditional fuel vehicle.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimal to the state, none to local governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6916
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  requiring
   the issuance of stickers for alternative fuel vehicles
 
   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 401-c to read as follows:
   §  401-C.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL STICKERS.  1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT
 RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL STICKERS IDENTI-
 FYING ALTERNATIVE FUEL  VEHICLES.  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  SHALL:
 REQUIRE THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE'S
 WINDSHIELD  AND THAT SUCH STICKERS SHALL BE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE TO FIRST
 RESPONDERS  AS  AN  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL  VEHICLE;  DIFFERENTIATE   BETWEEN
 PERSONAL  AND  COMMERCIAL  VEHICLES; REQUIRE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR MOTOR
 VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION INCLUDE  INFORMATION  PERTAINING
 TO WHETHER A VEHICLE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE; AND PROVIDE THAT AN
 OWNER  OF  AN  ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE MAY REQUEST SUCH SPECIAL STICKER
 UPON SUBMISSION OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
   2. STARTING JANUARY FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE OWNER OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL
 VEHICLE A STICKER IDENTIFYING SUCH VEHICLE AS BEING AN ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 VEHICLE  AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION OF SUCH VEHICLE.
 SUCH STICKER MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED BY THE OWNER OF AN  ALTERNATIVE  FUEL
 VEHICLE  AT  OTHER  TIMES  UPON  THE  SUBMISSION  OF SUCH INFORMATION AS
 REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. STICKERS SHALL BE PRODUCED IN A SIZE AND FORM SUITABLE FOR APPLICA-
 TION TO THE INSIDE OF A VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD AND SHALL BE APPLIED BY THE
 OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE  ADJACENT  TO  THE
 VEHICLE'S  REGISTRATION  STICKER  IN  A  MANNER SO AS TO NOT OBSTRUCT OR
 INTERFERE WITH THE VIEW OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR THROUGH THE  WINDSHIELD,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10505-02-3

 S. 6916                             2
 
 OR TO PREVENT THE OPERATOR FROM HAVING A CLEAR AND FULL VIEW OF THE ROAD
 AND CONDITIONS.
   4.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ALTERNATIVE FUEL" MEANS:  BIOD-
 IESEL (B100); NATURAL GAS AND LIQUID FUELS  DOMESTICALLY  PRODUCED  FROM
 NATURAL  GAS;  PROPANE (LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS); ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN;
 BLENDS OF EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF  METHANOL,  DENATURED  ETHANOL,
 AND  OTHER  ALCOHOLS  WITH  GASOLINE OR OTHER FUELS; METHANOL, DENATURED
 ETHANOL, AND OTHER ALCOHOLS; COAL-DERIVED, DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED  LIQUID
 FUELS; FUELS (OTHER THAN ALCOHOL) DERIVED FROM BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; AND
 P-SERIES FUELS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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