Senate Bill S8051

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of green lights on the vehicles of members of mobile crisis teams

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8490
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L (as proposed in S.5397 & A.5604)

2023-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the display of green lights on the vehicles of members of mobile crisis teams and the revocation of authorization to display such light.

2023-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8051
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 a chapter of the laws  of  2023  amending
 the  vehicle  and traffic law relating to the display of green lights on
 the vehicles of members of mobile crisis teams, as proposed in  legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 5397 and A. 5604, 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] MOBILE
 CRISIS TEAM'S DIRECTOR OR  SIMILAR  ROLE,  PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT  SUCH
 DIRECTOR  OR  SIMILAR  ROLE  OR THEIR SUCCESSOR MAY REVOKE SUCH AUTHORI-
 ZATION AT ANY TIME.  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 vehicles shall be restricted for use only by a member
 of a volunteer ambulance service or a member of a mobile crisis team  as
 provided  for  in  this  paragraph  except  as otherwise provided for in
 subparagraph [c] (C) of this paragraph.
   (b) As used in this paragraph  the  following  terms  shall  have  the
 following meanings:
   (i)  "volunteer ambulance service" means:  (A) a non-profit membership
 corporation (other  than  a  fire  corporation)  incorporated  under  or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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