Senate Bill S5964

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the operation of a motor vehicle by deaf or hard of hearing drivers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8864
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1229-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A652
2021-2022: A1074
2023-2024: A7205

2017-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the operation of a motor vehicle by deaf or hard of hearing drivers; provides that no deaf or hard of hearing driver shall be required to wear a hearing aid while operating a motor vehicle provided that their vehicle is equipped with a full view mirror.

2017-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5964
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  the  opera-
   tion of a motor vehicle by deaf or hard of hearing drivers
 
   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 1229-e to read as follows:
   §  1229-E.  OPERATION  OF  A  MOTOR VEHICLE BY DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
 DRIVERS. NO DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DRIVER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  WEAR  A
 HEARING  AID WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING DRIVER'S VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED  WITH  A  FULL
 VIEW MIRROR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11532-01-7

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