Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 14, 2011 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S1932
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§132-b & 1132, amd §§1128 & 1800, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S879
2011-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1932 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driving in preferential use lanes PURPOSE OF THE BILL: Promotes carpooling and the use of preferential use (high occupancy vehicle) lanes by establishing and defining traffic infractions for improper use and improper entry into such lanes and establishing reasonable penalties to deter such conduct. EXISTING LAW: There are no existing provisions in law defining the phrase "preferential use lanes" and establishing traffic infractions for unsafe use or improper entry into such lanes. Municipalities which have established preferential use lanes are currently relying upon existing traffic infractions which were never designed to address the proper use of preferential lanes and, thus, do not establish appropriate penalties for improper conduct in connection therewith. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1932 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 driving in preferential use lanes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 132-b to read as follows: S 132-B. PREFERENTIAL USE LANE. A LANE RESERVED FOR USE BY SPECIFIED TYPES OR CLASSES OF VEHICLES INCLUDING A LANE RESERVED FOR USE BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS IN SUCH VEHICLES. S 2. Section 1128 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) WHEN OFFICIAL MARKINGS DELINEATING A PREFERENTIAL USE LANE ARE IN PLACE AND DESIGNATE LOCATIONS WHERE CROSSING SUCH MARKINGS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS, NO DRIVER OF A VEHICLE PROCEEDING ALONG SUCH HIGH- WAY SHALL AT ANY TIME DRIVE ACROSS SUCH MARKINGS. S 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1132 to read as follows: S 1132. DRIVING IN PREFERENTIAL USE LANES. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A LANE OF A HIGHWAY, STREET OR ROADWAY WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A PREFERENTIAL USE LANE DURING THE TIME THE DESIGNATION IS IN EFFECT UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AUTHORIZED DESIGNATED PREFERENTIAL USE. S 4. Subdivision (b) of section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding two new paragraphs 3 and 4 to read as follows: 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, A PERSON CONVICTED OF A TRAFFIC INFRACTION FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL FOR CONVICTION THEREOF, BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY- FIVE DOLLARS AND SUCH CONVICTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONVICTION AS AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07148-01-1
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