Assembly Bill A78

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to warnings regarding two-point seat belts

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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-A78 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §401, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9880
2017-2018: A830
2019-2020: A3404
2023-2024: A905

2021-A78 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of DMV to provide applicants for registration of vehicles manufactured before 2009 with informational materials informing them of the hazards associated with a two-point seat belt.

2021-A78 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    78
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  warnings
   regarding two-point seat belts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 401 of the  vehicle
 and traffic law, as added by chapter 152 of the laws of 1990, is amended
 to read as follows:
   d.  In  processing  any  application for a certificate of registration
 pursuant to this article or to title eleven of this chapter, the commis-
 sioner shall provide the applicant with informational materials describ-
 ing the lead-acid battery management, return and collection requirements
 set forth in title seventeen of article  twenty-seven  of  the  environ-
 mental  conservation  law,  and  the  used oil management, recycling and
 disposal requirements set forth in title twenty-three of  article  twen-
 ty-three of the environmental conservation law. Such informational mate-
 rials  shall  be  distributed  at the first opportunity and periodically
 thereafter.  ADDITIONALLY, IF THE VEHICLE BEING REGISTERED HAS  A  MODEL
 YEAR  OF  2008  OR EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICANT
 WITH INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS INFORMING THEM OF  THE  HAZARDS  ASSOCIATED
 WITH  A  TWO-POINT SEAT BELT. THE CONTENT OF SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DEVEL-
 OPED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND CONTAIN RELEVANT  SAFETY  INFORMATION  FROM
 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the
 implementation of this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and
 directed 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.

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