Senate Bill S1595

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables

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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-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2314
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11336
2019-2020: S5301, A2838
2023-2024: S2195, A6974

2021-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables to disabled vehicles.

2021-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1595
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police
   to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  212-a
 to read as follows:
   §  212-A.  REQUIRED  EQUIPMENT.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT
 EVERY VEHICLE OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  POLICE  BE  EQUIPPED  WITH
 JUMPER  CABLES TO ASSIST IN POWERING THE BATTERY OF DISABLED VEHICLES. A
 STATE POLICE OFFICER SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  OFFER  USE  OF  SUCH  JUMPER
 CABLES WHEN APPROACHING A DISABLED VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05421-01-1

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