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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 15, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S741
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S741 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2031
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1225-c, V & T L
2009-S741 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S741 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of mobile telephones to text message while driving PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to make New York State roads and highways safer by insuring that individuals are not distracted while driving because they are in the process of composing and sending text messages. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law by prohibiting any individual from composing and/or sending text messages while operating a motor vehicle on any public street or public highway within the State of New York. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that anyone seen dialing a cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle on public roads within the State of New York, is in the process of composing and/or sending a text message. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : S.5527 2007-2008.
2009-S741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 741 A. 2031 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of mobile telephones to text message while driving THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 69 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean: (a) "Mobile telephone" shall mean the device used by subscribers and other users of wireless telephone service to access such service. (b) "Wireless telephone service" shall mean two-way real time voice telecommunications service that is interconnected to a public switched telephone network and is provided by a commercial mobile radio service, as such term is defined by 47 C.F.R. S 20.3. (c) "TEXT MESSAGE" ALSO REFERRED TO AS SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS), SHALL MEAN THE PROCESS BY WHICH USERS SEND OR RECEIVE MESSAGES ON WIRE- LESS HANDSETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN E-MAIL SHALL BE CONSID- ERED A "TEXT MESSAGE". (D) "Using" shall mean holding a mobile telephone to, or in the imme- diate proximity of, the user's ear OR COMPOSING OR SENDING TEXT MESSAGES WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON ANY PUBLIC STREET OR PUBLIC HIGHWAY WITHIN THIS STATE. [(d)] (E) "Hand-held mobile telephone" shall mean a mobile telephone with which a user engages in a call using at least one hand. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04004-01-9
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