Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 20, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A2435
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Sandy Galef
Felix Ortiz
Dan Quart
multi-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
2017-A2435 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A2435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2435 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, ORTIZ, QUART -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the use of a portable electronic device while operating a bicycle and to prohibit local governments from regulating the use of portable electronic devices by bicycle operators; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1238-a to read as follows: § 1238-A. USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: (A) "PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY HAND-HELD MOBILE TELE- PHONE, PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT (PDA), HANDHELD DEVICE WITH MOBILE DATA ACCESS, LAPTOP COMPUTER, PAGER, BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TWO-WAY MESSAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC GAME, OR PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHEN USED TO INPUT, WRITE, SEND, RECEIVE, OR READ TEXT FOR PRESENT OR FUTURE COMMUNICATION. (B) "USING" SHALL MEAN HOLDING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO, OR IN THE IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY OF, THE USER'S EAR; OR THEIR HAND WHILE VIEWING, TAKING OR TRANSMITTING IMAGES, PLAYING GAMES, OR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESENT OR FUTURE COMMUNICATION: PERFORMING A COMMAND OR REQUEST TO ACCESS A WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE, COMPOSING, SENDING, READING, VIEWING, ACCESSING, BROWSING, TRANSMITTING, SAVING OR RETRIEVING E-MAIL, TEXT MESSAGES, INSTANT MESSAGES, TELEPHONE CALLS, OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DATA. (C) "HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE" SHALL MEAN A MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH WHICH A USER ENGAGES IN A CALL USING AT LEAST ONE HAND. (D) "HANDS-FREE MOBILE TELEPHONE" SHALL MEAN A MOBILE TELEPHONE THAT HAS AN INTERNAL FEATURE OR FUNCTION, OR THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ATTACH- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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