Senate Bill S1173

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator

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  • 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

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2017-S1173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4860
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S562
2011-2012: S940
2013-2014: S1499, A9942
2015-2016: S457, A3371
2019-2020: A1088

2017-S1173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle on a public road, street or highway which is equipped with a display device within the view of the operator; defines the term "display device" as equipment designed and used for the purpose of receiving and displaying a broadcast image.

2017-S1173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1173
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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 motor vehicles with a display device
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 375 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
 follows:
   24.  (A)  It  shall  be unlawful to operate upon any public highway in
 this state a motor vehicle which is equipped with a [television  receiv-
 ing set] DISPLAY DEVICE within view of the operator or in which a [tele-
 vision  receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE is in operation within the view of
 the operator. A motor vehicle shall not be deemed to be equipped with  a
 [television  receiving set] DISPLAY DEVICE (I) solely because such [set]
 DISPLAY DEVICE utilizes power from such vehicle OR (II) IF SUCH  DISPLAY
 DEVICE  IS  EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONING DEVICE THAT DISABLES SUCH EQUIP-
 MENT WHENEVER SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. The  provisions  of  this
 subdivision  shall  not prohibit a vehicle with a weight of ten thousand
 pounds or more or a school  bus  from  using  closed-circuit  television
 receiving  equipment exclusively for safety and maneuvering purposes, in
 accordance with regulations to be established by the commissioner.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  TERM  "DISPLAY  DEVICE"
 SHALL  MEAN EQUIPMENT DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING AND
 DISPLAYING BROADCAST TELEVISION IMAGES, VISUAL  IMAGES  FROM  A  DIGITAL
 VIDEO  DISC  RECORDER OR PLAYER OR VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OR PLAYER, OR
 VISUAL IMAGES WHILE TRANSMITTED BY  WIRELESS  DIGITAL  TECHNOLOGY.  SUCH
 TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   (I) VEHICLE INFORMATION OR INSTRUMENTATION DISPLAYS;
   (II) A GLOBAL POSITIONING, NAVIGATIONAL OR MAPPING DISPLAY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03083-01-7

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