Senate Bill S1261

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that a motor vehicle will be considered to be in motion while stopped at traffic control devices and stop signs for purposes of mobile phones and other portable electronic devices

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

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2017-S1261 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2649
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1225-c & 1225-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3718, A9156
2015-2016: S731, A4832
2019-2020: S5693, A3568
2021-2022: S1107
2023-2024: S2141

2017-S1261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a motor vehicle will be considered to be in motion while stopped at traffic control devices, stop signs and certain other situations for purposes of mobile phones and other portable electronic devices violations.

2017-S1261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1261
 
                        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  use  of
   mobile phones and portable electronic devices while driving
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
   (J) "WHILE SUCH VEHICLE IS IN MOTION" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOVING;
   (II)  ANY  TIME  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP
 SIGN, RAILROAD CROSSING OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REQUIRING  A
 MOTOR VEHICLE TO STOP; OR
   (III)  ANY  TIME  A  MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC
 CONGESTION OF A TRAFFIC JAM.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) "WHILE SUCH VEHICLE IS IN MOTION" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOVING;
   (II) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED  AT  A  TRAFFIC  LIGHT,  STOP
 SIGN,  RAILROAD CROSSING OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE REQUIRING A
 MOTOR VEHICLE TO STOP; OR
   (III) ANY TIME A MOTOR VEHICLE IS STOPPED  BECAUSE  OF  HEAVY  TRAFFIC
 CONGESTION OF A TRAFFIC JAM.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06014-01-7

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