Senate Bill S1442

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to additional equipment requirements for stretch limousines

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • 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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2023-S1442 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6513
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2023-S1442 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to additional equipment requirements for stretch limousines; requires that stretch limousines are equipped with the necessary quantity of window break tools and operational fire extinguishers.

2023-S1442 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1442
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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  additional
   equipment requirements for stretch limousines
 
   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 55 to read as follows:
   55.  STRETCH LIMOUSINE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS. (A) IT SHALL
 BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE OR CAUSE  TO  BE  OPERATED  A  STRETCH  LIMOUSINE
 REGISTERED  IN  THIS STATE ON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO
 PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC UNLESS SUCH VEHICLE IS  EQUIPPED  WITH  THE
 NECESSARY  QUANTITY  OF  WINDOW  BREAK TOOLS AND OPERATIONAL FIRE EXTIN-
 GUISHERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (I)  "STRETCH  LIMOUSINE" SHALL MEAN AN ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NINE  OR  MORE  PASSENGERS,  INCLUDING  THE  DRIVER,
 COMMONLY  REFERRED  TO AS A "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" AND WHICH IS USED IN THE
 BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION.
   (II) "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" SHALL EXCLUDE A HISTORICAL MOTOR  VEHICLE  OR
 ANY  OTHER  MOTOR  VEHICLE  WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED AS AN EXHIBITION
 PIECE OR COLLECTOR'S ITEM, AND IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB  ACTIV-
 ITIES,  EXHIBITS,  TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR
 USES, BUT NOT USED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF  TRANSPORTING  PASSENGERS  FOR
 COMPENSATION.
   (III)  "WINDOW  BREAK TOOL" SHALL MEAN A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO OPEN
 THE WINDOWS OF A STRETCH LIMOUSINE IN THE EVENT OF AN  EMERGENCY,  WHICH
 CAN BE SAFELY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE.
   §  2.  Severability.  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph,
 section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01846-01-3
              

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