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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S1932
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th 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, WF) 37th Senate District
2023-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §375, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S6652
2021-2022: S3508
2023-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1932 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the required equipment of certain motor vehicles PURPOSE: Amends the vehicle and traffic law to make it unlawful to operate on any public highway a motor vehicle unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning system that can detect the presence of an occupant in a rear seat. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends subdivision 10 of section 375 of the vehicle and traf- fic law by adding a new paragraph g. Section 2: Deems that this act shall be repealed if any federal agency or any court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that this act
2023-S1932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1932 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, MAYER -- 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 the required equipment of certain motor vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows: G. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE ON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY IN THIS STATE A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE WITH A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OR LESS, MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE UNLESS SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM THAT CAN DETECT THE PRESENCE OF AN OCCUPANT IN A REAR SEAT BY IDENTIFYING THAT A SEAT BELT IS LATCHED AND THAT THE WEIGHT ON THE SEAT IS OVER TWENTY POUNDS AFTER THE VEHICLE ENGINE OR MOTOR IS DEACTIVATED AND PROVIDE A WARNING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A MOTORCYCLE, A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI- CLE AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE TRANSPORTATION LAW, OR COMBINATION OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER. § 2. This act shall be deemed repealed if any federal agency or any court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that this act would render New York state out of compliance with federal law or regulation. § 3. This act shall take effect one hundred eighty days after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occur- rence of the provisions of section two of this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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