Senate Bill S5129

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires an operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vehicle which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a parkway or controlled-access highway

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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-S5129 - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8258

2023-S5129 - Summary

Requires an operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vehicle which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a parkway or controlled-access highway.

2023-S5129 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5129 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5129
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  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 an
   operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care  to  avoid  colliding
   with  a  disabled  vehicle  or a motor vehicle involved in an accident
   which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a highway
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1144-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended
 by chapter 458 of the laws of 2011, the section heading as  amended  and
 subdivision  (c) as added by chapter 97 of the laws of 2016, subdivision
 (a) as amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 2013, and  subdivision  (b)
 as  amended  by  chapter  504 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 1144-a. Operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped  or
 standing authorized emergency vehicle [or], hazard vehicle [or], vehicle
 displaying a blue or green light OR DISABLED VEHICLE. (a) Every operator
 of  a  motor  vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with an
 authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped or standing on the
 shoulder or any portion of such highway and  such  authorized  emergency
 vehicle  is  displaying  one  or  more  red or combination red and white
 lights pursuant to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  two  of  subdivision
 forty-one  of  section  three hundred seventy-five of this chapter or is
 displaying one or more blue, combination blue  and  red  or  combination
 blue,  red and white lights pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b
 of paragraph four of subdivision  forty-one  of  section  three  hundred
 seventy-five  of  this chapter. For operators of motor vehicles on park-
 ways or controlled access highways, such due care shall include, but not
 be limited to, moving from a lane which contains or is immediately adja-
 cent to the shoulder where such authorized emergency vehicle  displaying
 one  or  more  red,  blue  or  white or any combination of red and white
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03232-01-3
              

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2023-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1144-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8258

2023-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a vehicle which is parked, stopped, or standing on the shoulder of a parkway or controlled-access highway.

2023-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5129A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5129--A
     Cal. No. 729
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring an
   operator of a motor vehicle to exercise due care  to  avoid  colliding
   with  a  motor  vehicle  which  is parked, stopped, or standing on the
   shoulder of a parkway or a controlled-access highway
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1144-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended
 by chapter 458 of the laws of 2011, the section heading as  amended  and
 subdivision  (c) as added by chapter 97 of the laws of 2016, subdivision
 (a) as amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 2013, and  subdivision  (b)
 as  amended  by  chapter  504 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 1144-a. Operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped  or
 standing authorized emergency vehicle [or], hazard vehicle [or], vehicle
 displaying  a  blue or green light OR CERTAIN OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)
 Every operator of a motor vehicle  shall  exercise  due  care  to  avoid
 colliding  with an authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped
 or standing on the shoulder or any portion  of  such  highway  and  such
 authorized  emergency  vehicle is displaying one or more red or combina-
 tion red and white lights pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two of
 subdivision forty-one of section  three  hundred  seventy-five  of  this
 chapter  or  is displaying one or more blue, combination blue and red or
 combination blue, red and white lights pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 subparagraph  b  of  paragraph  four of subdivision forty-one of section
 three hundred seventy-five of this chapter. For operators of motor vehi-
 cles on parkways or controlled access  highways,  such  due  care  shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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