Assembly Actions -
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Apr 09, 2024 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A9799
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALLAGHER
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Anna Kelles
2023-A9799 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7979
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §375, V & T L
2023-A9799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9799 I N A S S E M B L Y April 9, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain requirements for side under-ride guards 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 10-f to read as follows: 10-F. TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, EVERY TRUCK, TRACTOR, AND TRACTOR-TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER COMBINATION REGISTERED IN THIS STATE HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF TWEN- TY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS OR MORE, AND A CONVENTIONAL CAB CONFIGURATION IN WHICH MORE THAN HALF OF THE ENGINE LENGTH IS FORWARD OF THE FOREMOST POINT OF THE WINDSHIELD BASE AND THE STEERING WHEEL HUB IS IN THE FORWARD QUARTER OF THE VEHICLE LENGTH, WHENEVER OPERATED WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ON HIGHWAYS OTHER THAN CONT- ROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS, SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SIDE UNDER-RIDE GUARDS AFFIXED TO THE SIDES OF SUCH VEHICLES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SIDE UNDER-RIDE GUARD" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE FIT TO THE SIDE OF A LARGE VEHICLE DESIGNED TO PREVENT PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS FROM FALLING INTO THE EXPOSED SPACE BETWEEN THE FRONT AXLE AND THE REAR AXLE OF SUCH VEHICLES AND TO PREVENT PASSENGER VEHICLES FROM SLIDING UNDER SUCH VEHICLES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION DO NOT APPLY TO TRUCKS, TRACTORS, AND TRACTOR-TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER COMBI- NATIONS IN THE STATE FLEET OR CITY FLEET OR IN ANY CITY CONTRACTED VEHI- CLE, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 6-141 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE ANY RULES NECESSARY TO INSPECT SIDE UNDER-RIDE GUARDS AND SIDE UNDER-RIDE GUARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDI- VISION. § 2. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 55 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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