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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S3048
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S3048 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1180-a, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7031
2015-2016: S3268
2017-2018: S4699
2019-S3048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3048 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing an increase in the maximum speed limit for travel on certain roadways PURPOSE: This bill seeks to amend Section 1180-a of the vehicle and traffic law, and establish a maximum speed limit of not more than 75 miles per hour on any road, highway, parkway, or bridge, provided that such maximum allowable speed limit is established in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1. Section 1180-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended to allow the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation to increase the maximum speed limit on certain interstate highways to 75 MPH.
2019-S3048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3048 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 authorizing an increase in the maximum speed limit for travel on certain roadways THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1180-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 464 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 1180-a. Maximum speed limits. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city, village, town, county, public authority, division, office or department of the state shall maintain or create (a) any speed limit in excess of fifty-five miles per hour on any road, highway, park- way or bridge or (b) any speed limit on any other portion of a public highway, which is not uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehi- cles using such portion of highway, if on November first, nineteen hundred seventy-three, such portion of highway had a speed limit which was uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehicles using it; provided however, a lower speed limit may be established for any vehicle operating under a special permit because of any weight or dimension of such vehicle, including any load thereon, and (c) provided further, paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall not apply to any portion of a highway during such time that the condition of the highway, weather, an accident, or other condition creates a temporary hazard to the safety of traffic on such portion of a highway. However, the commissioner of the department of transportation may establish a maximum speed limit [of not more than sixty-five miles per hour] on any state roadway which meets department criteria for such maximum speed IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: (I) SEVENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR ON ANY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY; (II) SIXTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR FOR ALL OR PART OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, HAVE AT LEAST FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND HAVE A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE ROADWAYS MOVING IN OPPOSITE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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