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Feb 09, 2024 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S8534
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
2023-S8534 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1225-d, V & T L
2023-S8534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8534 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the use of virtual reality devices while operating a motor vehicle PURPOSE OF BILL: To prohibit the use of virtual reality devices while operating a motor vehicle. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends Subdivision 1 and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivi- sion 2 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Subdivision one is amended to prohibit the use of portable electronic devices that obstruct a motorists vision. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 is amended to include virtual and augmented reality devices in the definition of "portable electronic device". Paragraph (B) is amended to define the term "using" to include wearing portable electronic devices.
2023-S8534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8534 I N S E N A T E February 9, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 prohibiting the use of virtual reality devices while operating a motor vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 1 as amended by section 6 and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 8 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows: 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall oper- ate a motor vehicle while using any portable electronic device while such vehicle is in motion; NOR SHALL A PERSON USE ANY PORTABLE ELECTRON- IC DEVICE THAT OBSTRUCTS THEIR VISION, IN FULL OR IN PART, WHILE OPERAT- ING SUCH VEHICLE; provided, however, that no person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while using any portable electronic device on a public highway including while temporarily stationary because of traf- fic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. Provided further, however, that a person shall not be deemed to be operating a commercial motor vehicle while using a portable electronic device on a public highway when such vehicle is stopped at the side of, or off, a public highway in a location where such vehicle is not otherwise prohib- ited from stopping by law, rule, regulation or any lawful order or direction of a police officer. (a) "Portable electronic device" shall mean any hand-held mobile tele- phone, as defined by subdivision one of section twelve hundred twenty- five-c of this article, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld device with mobile data access, laptop computer, pager, broadband personal communication device, two-way messaging device, electronic game, [or] portable computing device, VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE, AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE, or any other electronic device when used to input, write, send, receive, or read text for present or future communication. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14478-01-4
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