NY State Senate Bill 2023-S451

Senate Bill S451

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within a twelve month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure to comply with traffic-control indications

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 07, 2024	recommitted to rules
May 20, 2024	ordered to third reading cal.1186 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 04, 2023	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 20, 2024 - Rules Committee Vote
  S451
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  6
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 20, 2024
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (6)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      O'Mara
      
      Stec

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2023-S451 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7621
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1118, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9800
2017-2018: S7985, A6451
2019-2020: S3668, A4443
2021-2022: S1190

2023-S451 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within a twelve month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of six months.

2023-S451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S451

SPONSOR: GIANARIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspending
the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times by a
photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to
comply with traffic-control indications

 
PURPOSE:

To suspend the registration of persistent offenders of traffic cameras

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - The vehicle law and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1118 to suspend the registration for those who have been cited 5
times in a 12 month period by traffic photo violation monitoring
devices.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW: Click here

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill aims to get dangerous drivers off the road. A vehicle's regis-
tration will be suspended after a fifth traffic violation has been
photographed by a traffic monitoring device within a twelve month peri-
od. Currently, there these violations are treated like parking tickets,
despite being of an altogether different nature.  Statistics have shown
that while it is not uncommon for drivers to incur a single photo
violation, there are some unsafe drivers putting lives in danger by
habitually being cited by these cameras. This bill will attempt to get
these drivers off the road and make our streets safer.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: Died in Transportation

2021: Died in Transportation

2020: Died in Transportation/Died in Transportation (Assembly)

2019: Died in Transportation/Died in Transportation (Assembly)

2018: Died in Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Click here

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2023-S451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    451
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, 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 suspending
   the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times  by
   a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof
   to comply with traffic-control indications
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1118 to read as follows:
   §  1118.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL. THE REGISTRA-
 TION OF A VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FIVE TIMES WITHIN  A  TWELVE
 MONTH  PERIOD  BY  A PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING DEVICE FOR FAILURE OF AN
 OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH  TRAFFIC-CONTROL  INDICATIONS  SHALL  BE
 SUSPENDED  FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  SIX MONTHS COMMENCING FIVE DAYS AFTER THE
 NOTICE OF LIABILITY FOR THE FIFTH VIOLATION HAS BEEN  MAILED;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY TO A RENTAL VEHICLE, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02662-01-3

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