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Jan 09, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6297
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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) 7th Senate District
2013-S6297 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1144-a, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S4416
2013-S6297 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6297 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency or hazard vehicle, or volunteer first responder PURPOSE: To increase the penalties for operating a motor vehicle recklessly when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle and causing serious physical injury or death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivision (a) and of section 1144-a of the vehicle and traffic law to clarify that the move over act applies to authorized emergency vehicles stopped in travel lanes and all public highways. Adds two new subdivisions (b) and (d) to increase the penalties for individuals who operate a vehicle recklessly and cause serious physical injury or death to a class E or D felony respectively. Section 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law.
2013-S6297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6297 I N S E N A T E January 9, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- 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 the opera- tion of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency or hazard vehicle, or volunteer first responder 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, subdivision (a) as amended by chap- ter 248 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: S 1144-a. Operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency [vehicle] or hazard vehicle, OR VOLUNTEER FIRST RESPONDER. (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with [an authorized] A DESIGNATED emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped or standing on the shoulder, TRAVEL LANES or any portion of [such] A PUBLIC highway and such [authorized emergency] DESIGNATED vehicle is displaying one or more red or combina- tion red and white, AMBER, BLUE OR GREEN lights pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two, THREE, FOUR OR FIVE 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, PUBLIC HIGHWAYS or controlled access highways, such due care shall include, but not be limited to, moving from a lane which contains or is immediately adjacent to the shoulder OR LANE where such [authorized emergency] DESIGNATED vehicle displaying one or more red, blue or white or any combination of red and white, AMBER, BLUE OR GREEN lights [or blue or combination blue and red or combination blue, red and white lights] pursuant to the provisions of paragraph two [or subparagraph b of paragraph], THREE, four[, as applicable] OR FIVE of subdivision forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter is parked, stopped or standing to another lane, provided [that such move- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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