senate Bill S1368

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to certain safety features required on stretch limousines

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 31, 2023 referred to transportation
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 23, 2023 advanced to third reading
Jan 18, 2023 2nd report cal.
Jan 17, 2023 1st report cal.141
Jan 11, 2023 referred to transportation

S1368 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

S1368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires stretch limousines to be equipped with roll-over protection devices such as cages or pillars and anti-intrusion bars for the purpose of protecting rear compartment passengers.

S1368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1368
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 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  stretch
   limousine roll-over and anti-intrusion protection
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 55 to read as follows:
   55.  STRETCH  LIMOUSINE  ANTI-INTRUSION  PROTECTION.  (A)  IT SHALL BE
 UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE OR CAUSE TO BE OPERATED A STRETCH  LIMOUSINE  REGIS-
 TERED IN THIS STATE ON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO PUBLIC
 MOTOR  VEHICLE  TRAFFIC  UNLESS  SUCH VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ROLL-OVER
 PROTECTION DEVICES SUCH AS CAGES OR PILLARS AND ANTI-INTRUSION BARS  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROTECTING  REAR  COMPARTMENT  PASSENGERS, WHICH SHALL
 CONFORM TO STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (I) "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" SHALL MEAN AN ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE  HAVING  A
 SEATING  CAPACITY  OF  NINE  OR  MORE  PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER,
 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" AND WHICH IS USED  IN  THE
 BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION.
   (II)  "STRETCH  LIMOUSINE" SHALL EXCLUDE A HISTORICAL MOTOR VEHICLE OR
 ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS OWNED AND  OPERATED  AS  AN  EXHIBITION
 PIECE  OR COLLECTOR'S ITEM, AND IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIV-
 ITIES, EXHIBITS, TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION  AND  SIMILAR
 USES,  BUT  NOT  USED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR
 COMPENSATION.
   § 2. Severability. If any clause,  sentence,  subdivision,  paragraph,
 section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
 diction  to  be  invalid, or if any federal agency determines in writing
 that this act would render New York state ineligible for the receipt  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01847-01-3

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