Assembly Bill A4764

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of green lights on municipal vehicles

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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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2019-A4764 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4714
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A811, S3532

2019-A4764 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal.

2019-A4764 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4764
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  use  of
   green lights on municipal vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 41 of section 375 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. GREEN LIGHT OR ALTERNATING GREEN AND AMBER LIGHT. GREEN LIGHTS OR
 ALTERNATING  GREEN  AND AMBER LIGHTS MAY BE AFFIXED TO ANY MOTOR VEHICLE
 OWNED BY THE STATE OR ANY MUNICIPALITY ENGAGED IN THE  REMOVAL  OF  ICE,
 SNOW,  OR  OTHER MATERIAL THE FROM HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY AND IN OTHER OPER-
 ATIONS DESIGNED TO CONTROL SNOW AND ICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07843-01-9

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