Assembly Bill A8541

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Permits certain funeral service vehicles and other vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle lanes

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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-A8541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1106, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A2708
2025-2026: A4113

2021-A8541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits certain funeral service vehicles and other vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle lanes.

2021-A8541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8541
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  permitting
   certain  funeral service vehicles and other vehicles to use high occu-
   pancy vehicle lanes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Nina's Law".
   §  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 1106 to read as follows:
   § 1106. FUNERAL MOTORCADES  AND  FUNERAL  SERVICE  VEHICLES.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE:
   (A)  A PERSON MAY DISREGARD AN OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE GOVERN-
 ING THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS REQUIRED TO BE IN A VEHICLE FOR SUCH VEHICLE
 TO BE IN THE DESIGNATED LANE WHEN SUCH PERSON IS OPERATING A VEHICLE  AS
 PART  OF  A  FUNERAL  MOTORCADE  GOING  TO  OR RETURNING FROM A HOUSE OF
 WORSHIP, FUNERAL HOME, CREMATORIUM, OR CEMETERY.
   (B) A PERSON MAY DISREGARD AN OFFICIAL TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE  GOVERN-
 ING THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS REQUIRED TO BE IN A VEHICLE FOR SUCH VEHICLE
 TO  BE  IN  THE  DESIGNATED LANE WHEN SUCH PERSON IS OPERATING A FUNERAL
 SERVICE VEHICLE IN SUCH PERSON'S CAPACITY AS AN  AGENT  OF  A  HOUSE  OF
 WORSHIP, FUNERAL HOME, CREMATORIUM, OR CEMETERY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13931-01-1

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