Senate Bill S8207

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology

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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-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10551
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §509-dd, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2978, A4417
2021-2022: S6321, A4950

2017-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology which takes into account the minimum clearance of the motor vehicle.

2017-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8207
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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
   charter buses to use commercial global positioning system technology
 
   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 509-dd to read as follows:
   §  509-DD.  ADDITIONAL  REQUIREMENTS  FOR CHARTER BUSES. (1) NO DRIVER
 SHALL OPERATE A CHARTER BUS AND A MOTOR CARRIER SHALL NOT PERMIT A DRIV-
 ER TO OPERATE A CHARTER BUS WITHOUT THE USE OF COMMERCIAL  GLOBAL  POSI-
 TIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CHARTER BUS" SHALL MEAN A BUS TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPEN-
 SATION IN CHARTERED PARTY.
   (B) "CHARTERED PARTY" SHALL MEAN A GROUP OF PERSONS WHO, PURSUANT TO A
 COMMON  PURPOSE  AND UNDER A SINGLE CONTRACT AND AT A FIXED CHARGE, HAVE
 ACQUIRED EXCLUSIVE USE OF A BUS TO TRAVEL  TOGETHER  AS  A  GROUP  TO  A
 SPECIFIC DESTINATION OR FOR A PARTICULAR ITINERARY EITHER AGREED UPON IN
 ADVANCE OR MODIFIED AFTER HAVING LEFT THE PLACE OF ORIGIN BY SUCH GROUP.
   (C) "COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY" SHALL MEAN
 GLOBAL  POSITIONING  SYSTEM (GPS) TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY
 DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THE NAVIGATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES  WHICH
 INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT  LIMITED TO, SELECTION OF ROUTES WHICH TAKE INTO
 ACCOUNT THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15423-01-8

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