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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S204
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S204 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1111-a, rpld sub m, V & T L; amd §19-210, rpld subs (n) & (o), NYC Ad Cd; amd §§16 & 17, Chap 746 of 1988; amd §2, NYC, LL 46 of 1989
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S6115
2015-S204 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S204 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to traffic-control indications for cities of one million or more; to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1988 amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law and the public officers law, relating to the civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal violations, in relation to making such provisions permanent; and to amend local law number 46 of the city of New York for the year 1989 amending the administrative code of New York relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal violations, in relation to making such provisions permanent; and repealing certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating thereto PURPOSE : The Purpose of this legislation is enact into law the ability for cities of one million or more to establish a program to operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring at no more than one hundred fifty intersections. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Creates the ability for cities of one million or more to operate
2015-S204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 204 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to traffic-control indications for cities of one million or more; to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1988 amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law and the public officers law, relating to the civil liability of vehi- cle owners for traffic control signal violations, in relation to making such provisions permanent; and to amend local law number 46 of the city of New York for the year 1989 amending the administrative code of New York relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal violations, in relation to making such provisions permanent; and repealing certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1111-a of the vehicle and traf- fic law, as amended by chapter 658 of the laws of 2006 and paragraph 1 as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each city with a population of one million or more is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend a local law or ordinance establishing a [demonstration] program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for fail- ure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications in such city in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such [demonstration] program shall empower a city to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices [at no more EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01900-01-5
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