NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4769

Senate Bill S4769

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires persons issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Feb 14, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S4769 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8279
2019-2020: S3177
2021-2022: S6094

2023-S4769 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a person issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles within sixty days of such seizure.

2023-S4769 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4769

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
persons issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of a
medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require people who experience a seizure at any point to report such
instance of a seizure

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law to state
that the commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring
any person issued a license or permit under this article to report the
instance of a medically diagnosed seizure.

Section two is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Drivers are currently required to answer questions regarding certain
medical issues such as seizures or epilepsy when both applying for and
renewing their driver's license. However, there is no statute requiring
those who suddenly experience a seizure, sometime after applying or
renewing, to report the incident. This bill requires that a person
actively disclose to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
that they have had a seizure within sixty days of such seizure. This
notification will promote safe driving for themselves and everyone else
on the roads.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S.6094 - Referred to Transportation

2021: S.6094 - Referred to Transportation

2020: S.3177 - Referred to Transportation

2019: S.3177 - Referred to Transportation

2018: S.8279 - Referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S4769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4769
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  requiring
   persons  issued a driver's license or permit to report the instance of
   a medically diagnosed seizure to the commissioner of motor vehicles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. REQUIRED REPORTING. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ANY PERSON ISSUED A LICENSE OR PERMIT UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE TO REPORT THE INSTANCE OF A MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED SEIZURE  EXPERI-
 ENCED  BY  SUCH  PERSON  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF SUCH
 SEIZURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  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
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08725-01-3

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