Assembly Bill A3787

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the use of stop arms on motor vehicles other than school buses

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2021-A3787 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7061

2021-A3787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of stop arms on motor vehicles other than school buses used to transport school children.

2021-A3787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3787
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   the use of stop arms on motor vehicles other than school buses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 55 to read as follows:
   55.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR ANY PERSON WHILE OPERATING ANY MOTOR
 VEHICLE, OTHER THAN A SCHOOL BUS USED TO TRANSPORT SCHOOL  CHILDREN,  ON
 ANY  PUBLIC  HIGHWAY  OR  STREET  IN THE STATE TO USE A STOP ARM ON SUCH
 VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07425-01-1

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