Senate Bill S3177

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring persons issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles

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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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2019-S3177 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8279
2021-2022: S6094
2023-2024: S4769

2019-S3177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a person issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles within sixty days of such seizure.

2019-S3177 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3177
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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
   persons  issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of
   a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. REQUIRED REPORTING. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ANY PERSON ISSUED A LICENSE OR PERMIT UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE TO REPORT THE INSTANCE OF A MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED SEIZURE  EXPERI-
 ENCED  BY  SUCH  PERSON  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF SUCH
 SEIZURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09196-01-9

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