Assembly Bill A4131

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particulate emissions

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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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2021-A4131 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S686
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8201
2017-2018: S37
2019-2020: A8519, S38
2023-2024: A3927, S1859

2021-A4131 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particulate emissions.

2021-A4131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4131
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
   certain devices which enhance a vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke
   or other particulate emissions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) NO PERSON SHALL  RETROFIT  ANY  DIESEL-POWERED  VEHICLE  WITH  ANY
 DEVICE,  SMOKE  STACK,  OR  OTHER EQUIPMENT WHICH ENHANCES THE VEHICLE'S
 CAPACITY TO EMIT SOOT, SMOKE, OR OTHER PARTICULATE EMISSIONS,  OR  SHALL
 PURPOSELY RELEASE SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF SOOT, SMOKE, OR OTHER PARTI-
 CULATE EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR AND ONTO ROADWAYS AND OTHER VEHICLES WHILE
 OPERATING  THE  VEHICLE.  ANY  SUCH  VIOLATION  SHALL BE PUNISHABLE AS A
 MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05598-01-1

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