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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S1246
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
(D) 15th Senate District
2023-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9048
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1287, 1288, 1240 & 1241, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S7296
2023-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree; provides increased penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first and second degrees when the vehicle involved is a bicycle with an electric assist system.
2023-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1246 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree and providing increased penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first and second degrees when the vehicle involved is a bicycle with an electric assist system PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation would make the penalties for leaving the scene of a crash involving an electric scooter or an electric bicycle without reporting consistent with the penalties for leaving the scene of an automobile crash. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2023-S1246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1246 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an elec- tric scooter without reporting in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree and providing increased penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first and second degrees when the vehicle involved is a bicycle with an electric assist system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1287 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 10 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2. Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree is a [violation] CLASS A MISDE- MEANOR. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 1288 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 10 of part XX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2. Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree is a class [B misdemeanor] E FELO- NY. § 3. Section 1240 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST WITHOUT REPORT- ING IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 4. Section 1241 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04822-01-3
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