NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7631

Senate Bill S7631

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring a child under the age of two or weighing thirty pounds or less to be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system

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Jun 15, 2016	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1828 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 11, 2016	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 15, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S7631
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2016
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Diaz
  Jun 15, 2016 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7631
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 15, 2016
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Parker
      
      absent (2)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Larkin

2015-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9594
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1229-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: A8100

2015-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring a child under the age of two or weighing thirty pounds or less to be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system.

2015-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7631

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
a child under the age of two or weighing thirty pounds or less to be
secured in a rear-facing child restraint system

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This legislation requires a child under the age of two, or weighing
thirty pounds or less, be secured in a rear-facing child restraint
system.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1229-c of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) all back seat passengers subject to paragraph (a) of this
subdivision, under the age of two or weighing thirty pounds or less
shall be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system;

Section 2. Subdivision 2 of section 1229-c of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law is amended by adding the following language to the end: (d) if
they are under the age of two or weighing thirty pounds or less shall

be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system.

Section 3. Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement
calling for the states to adopt laws which would increase the survival
rates of infants and children in fatal car accidents.  Specifically,
the Academy points out, that by raising the age an infant must ride in
a rear facing car seat from one to two years substantially increase
survival chances. Studies of United States crash data show one year
olds are five times less likely to be injured in a crash if they are
in a rear-facing car seat than a forward-facing seat ("Car Safety
Seats for Children: Rear Facing for Best Protection," Injury
Prevention, 2007). Spinal card injuries are a possible risk for
toddlers who are in a crash in a forward-facing car seat because of
their relatively large heads and fragile spines.  Keeping a toddler
rear facing keeps the child's head, neck and spine better supported as
a rear-facing seat cradles the child while distributing the crash
forces along the shell of the seat. By adopting this minor change to
our laws, we will undoubtedly save young lives that would have
otherwise been lost.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is new legislation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

There are no fiscal implications associated with the passage of this
information.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S7631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7631

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 requiring  a
  child  under  the  age  of two or weighing thirty pounds or less to be
  secured in a rear-facing child restraint system

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) ALL BACK SEAT PASSENGERS SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION, UNDER THE AGE OF TWO OR WEIGHING THIRTY POUNDS OR LESS SHALL  BE
SECURED IN A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM;
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law,
as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2005, paragraph (c)  as  amended
by chapter 405 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  No  person  shall  operate  a  motor vehicle unless all front seat
passengers (a) under the age of sixteen are restrained by a safety belt;
or (b) if they are under the age of four, by a specially  designed  seat
which  is  either  permanently  affixed  or affixed to such vehicle by a
safety belt as required by subdivision one of this section,  or  in  the
event  that  the  weight of such passenger under the age of four exceeds
forty pounds, such passenger may be restrained  (i)  in  an  appropriate
child  restraint  system  as defined in subdivision four of this section
used with combination lap safety and shoulder harness belts or (ii) by a
lap safety belt in the event such vehicle is not equipped with  combina-
tion  lap  safety  and shoulder harness belts or all the combination lap
safety and shoulder harness belts are being used  to  properly  restrain
other  passengers  who  are under the age of sixteen; or (c) if they are
age four or older but under age eight, (i) are restrained in  an  appro-
priate  child  restraint  system  as defined in subdivision four of this
section used with combination lap safety and shoulder harness  belts  or
(ii)  are  restrained  in a lap safety belt in the event such vehicle is
not equipped with combination lap safety and shoulder harness  belts  or
all the combination lap safety and shoulder harness belts are being used

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

                                                           LBD14684-01-6

S. 7631                             2

to  properly restrain other passengers who are under the age of sixteen;
OR (D) IF THEY ARE UNDER THE AGE OF TWO OR  WEIGHING  THIRTY  POUNDS  OR
LESS SHALL BE SECURED IN A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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