Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 15, 2010 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S7119
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 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
2009-S7119 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7119 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7119 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of commercial bicyclists PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA 0F BILL : To require commercial bicyclists to wear helmets, display identification at the rear of the bicycle and to register with the local precinct. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends section 10-157 of the administrative code of New York city. JUSTIFICATION : The number of bicycle messengers and the like have exploded on the streets of New York in past years. Unfortunately, many of these bicyclists operate in a dangerous and careless manner, threatening the safety of both pedestrians and drivers. This bill will require these bikers to wear helmets for their own safety, have identification on their bikes and to register their bikes with a local police precinct. This will make it possible to crack down on rogue bicyclists and will help ensure the safety of other people who use the streets.
2009-S7119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7119 I N S E N A T E March 15, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of commercial bicyclists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10-157 of the administrative code of the city of New York, subdivisions e and f as added by and subdivisions g and h as amended by local law number 9 of the city of New York for the year 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 10-157 Bicycles used for commercial purposes. a. Every person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association or corporation which engages in the course of its business, either on behalf of itself or others, in delivering packages, parcels, papers or articles of any type by bicycle SHALL REGISTER EACH BICYCLE WITH THE LOCAL POLICE PRECINCT AND shall provide identification of the business by requiring every bicycle or bicycle operator to be identified by: (1) affixing to the rear of each bicycle[, bicycle seat or both sides of the delivery basket,] a metal, plastic, or other sign of a type approved by the police commissioner, with the name of the business and a three digit identification number which identifies the bicycle operator in lettering and numerals so as to be plainly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet and maintaining same in good condition thereon; and (2) by requiring each bicycle operator to wear a jacket, vest, or other wearing apparel on the upper part of the cyclist's body while making deliveries, or otherwise riding a bicycle on behalf of the busi- ness, the back of which shall indicate the business name and the bicycle operator's individual identification number in lettering and numerals so as to be plainly readable at a distance of not less than ten feet. A-1. EVERY BICYCLE OPERATOR, WHILE ENGAGED IN BICYCLE OPERATION, SHALL WEAR A HELMET MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI Z 90.4 BICYCLE HELMET STANDARDS) OR THE SNELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION'S STANDARDS FOR PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR FOR USE IN BICYCLING. FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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