Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S489
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
Actions
2013-S489 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S489 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S489 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to wheelchair transfer safety PURPOSE: Any vehicle that is equipped with a wheelchair lift shall also be equipped with a safety belt that shall be used to secure individuals in wheel chairs while they are being lifted from or into such vehicle. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended as defined in the bill. JUSTIFICATION: Recent fatal accidents involving wheelchair bound individuals being improperly transferred from vehicles without the use of a safety belt have brought attention to the issue of wheelchair transfer safety. Ninety-year-old Nancy Deffaa was wheelchair bound. She fell from a transportation vehicle for wheelchairs after being placed in the open doorway of the vehicle without a safety belt. She fell from her wheelchair to the ground breaking bones in both her legs and arms. After two weeks of severe pain Nancy Deffaa died. Volunteer or municipal ambulances, invalid coaches, and any motor vehicle intended
2013-S489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 489 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 wheelchair transfer safety THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows: 52. ANY VEHICLE THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT SHALL ALSO BE EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY BELT THAT SHALL BE USED TO SECURE INDIVIDUALS IN WHEELCHAIRS WHILE THEY ARE BEING LIFTED FROM OR INTO SUCH VEHICLE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02046-01-3
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.