Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to transportation |
Jun 16, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6556
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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-S6556 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8465
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Transportation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §23, Transp L; amd §502, add §1287, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A551
2019-S6556 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the development of regional safety plans for the use of electric scooters including annual reporting on electric scooter safety, places restrictions on the use of electric scooters in certain municipalities and adds an electric scooter safety component to the pre-licensing driver's education course.
2019-S6556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6556 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to the development of regional safety plans for the use of electric scoot- ers; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to adding an electric scooter safety component to the pre-licensing driver's educa- tion course and restrictions on the use of electric scooters in certain municipalities PURPOSE: To amend the transportation law by developing a regional safety plan for the use of electric scooters, as well as amending the vehicle and traf- fic law by adding a new component regarding electric scooters to the pre-licensing drivers education course. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section, section 23, to the transportation law. Sub section 23, establishes the criteria for what the regional safety
2019-S6556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6556 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to the development of regional safety plans for the use of electric scooters; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to adding an electric scooter safety component to the pre-licensing driver's education course and restrictions on the use of electric scooters in certain municipalities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 23 to read as follows: § 23. REGIONAL SAFETY PLANS; ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, SHALL FORMULATE AND FROM TIME TO TIME REVISE REGIONAL SAFETY PLANS REGARDING THE USE OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. SUCH REGIONAL SAFETY PLANS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (A) IMPLEMENTATION OF A CURFEW ON THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS; (B) ALLOWANCE OF A TEMPORARY BAN ON THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXTREME WEATHER OR AN EVENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PEDESTRIAN CROWDING; (C) ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER FREE ZONES FOR REASONS INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, UNSAFE ROAD CONDITIONS OR OTHER PROHIBITIVE CONDITIONS; (D) A REQUIREMENT THAT ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROVIDERS AND MUNICIPALITIES EXPAND ELECTRIC SCOOTER PARKING FACILITIES AT THE COST OF SUCH ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROVIDERS; (E) AN AGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS; AND (F) A REQUIREMENT THAT AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER OPERATOR SHALL WEAR PROTEC- TIVE HEADGEAR MEETING STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13397-01-9
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