Assembly Bill A5400A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and voluntary ambulance service workers

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  • 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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2013-A5400 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7244
2015-2016: A7315

2013-A5400 - Summary

Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance service workers; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated within the confines of the vehicle or emergency medical personnel providing patient care in the rear compartment of an ambulance.

2013-A5400 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5400

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. THIELE, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, BRINDISI --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LIFTON, MILLER, RABBITT  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of
  seatbelts by volunteer firefighters

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
SECTION, NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OWNED OR  OPERATED
BY A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE AS DEFINED BY
SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW UNLESS ALL PASSENGERS
SEATED IN THE VEHICLE ARE UTILIZING SAFETY BELTS OR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AS
PROVIDED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
TO VEHICLES WHICH DO NOT HAVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFAC-
TURER OR TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS NOT SEATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE
VEHICLE  OR  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  PERSONNEL PROVIDING PATIENT CARE IN THE
REAR COMPARTMENT OF  AN  AMBULANCE  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  PERSONNEL  ARE
PROVIDING  CARE  IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE PATIENT CARE STANDARDS OR
GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH
LAW.  A CLAIM FOR BENEFITS FILED PURSUANT TO THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS'
BENEFIT LAW OR THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' BENEFIT LAW SHALL NOT BE
DENIED SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08936-01-3

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2013-A5400A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7244
2015-2016: A7315

2013-A5400A - Summary

Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance service workers; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated within the confines of the vehicle or emergency medical personnel providing patient care in the rear compartment of an ambulance.

2013-A5400A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5400--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  THIELE, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, BRINDISI,
  GALEF, PAULIN, STIRPE, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOODELL,
  LIFTON, MAGEE, McDONALD, MILLER, SKARTADOS, WEISENBERG  --  read  once
  and  referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of
  seatbelts by volunteer firefighters

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 4 of section 1229-c of the
vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 232  and  509
of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  "motor  vehicle"  shall  include  all  motor  vehicles  which are
required by section three hundred eighty-three of this chapter or  regu-
lation or would be required if such motor vehicle were registered in New
York  state  to be equipped by a safety belt but shall not include those
vehicles which are used as school buses, as  such  term  is  defined  in
section  one  hundred forty-two of this chapter and those vehicles which
are authorized emergency vehicles, as such term is  defined  in  section
one hundred one of this chapter, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS  SECTION,  "MOTOR  VEHICLE"  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE FIRE VEHICLES OWNED
AND/OR OPERATED BY A FIRE COMPANY  AS  DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AND AMBULANCES OWNED
AND/OR OPERATED BY A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE AS DEFINED BY  SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;
  S 2. Subdivision 3-a of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law,
as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is renumbered subdivision
3-b.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08936-04-4

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A5400B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7244
2015-2016: A7315

2013-A5400B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance service workers; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated within the confines of the vehicle or emergency medical personnel providing patient care in the rear compartment of an ambulance.

2013-A5400B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5400--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  THIELE, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, BRINDISI,
  GALEF, PAULIN, STIRPE, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOODELL,
  LIFTON, MAGEE, McDONALD, MILLER, SKARTADOS, WEISENBERG  --  read  once
  and  referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  -- reported and referred to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of
  seatbelts by volunteer firefighters

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 4 of section 1229-c of the
vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 232  and  509
of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  "motor  vehicle"  shall  include  all  motor  vehicles  which are
required by section three hundred eighty-three of this chapter or  regu-
lation or would be required if such motor vehicle were registered in New
York  state  to be equipped by a safety belt but shall not include those
vehicles which are used as school buses, as  such  term  is  defined  in
section  one  hundred forty-two of this chapter and those vehicles which
are authorized emergency vehicles, as such term is  defined  in  section
one hundred one of this chapter, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS  SECTION,  "MOTOR  VEHICLE"  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE FIRE VEHICLES OWNED
AND/OR OPERATED BY A FIRE COMPANY  AS  DEFINED  BY  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AND AMBULANCES OWNED
AND/OR OPERATED BY A VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE AS DEFINED BY  SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08936-06-4

A. 5400--B                          2

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