NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6381

Senate Bill S6381

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a holder of a class DJ or MJ learners permit, while operating a vehicle, to display a sign indicating that such vehicle is being driven by a new driver

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Apr 18, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9627
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §501-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5379
2011-2012: S1057
2013-2014: S1612
2015-2016: S1169
2017-2018: S3285
2019-2020: S4792
2021-2022: S5220

2023-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a holder of a class DJ or class MJ learner's permit, while operating a vehicle, to display a sign indicating that such vehicle is being driven by a new driver; authorizes the commissioner to create the form and distribution for such sign upon the issuance of the learner's permit.

2023-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6381

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to signage for
persons driving under a learner's permit

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law requiring Learner License
signage to be displayed on all vehicles being operated by a driver hold-
ing a learners permit.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Subdivision 1 of section 501-b of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by chapter 644 of the laws of 2002, paragraphs (c) and (d)
as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended.

Section 2: This act shall take effect on the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While New York has placed additional restrictions on new drivers in an
effort to protect new and young drivers, accidents still occur, in
alarming frequency. Oftentimes, accidents occur as the result of other
driver mistakes and/or actions rather the newly learning driver. The
display of a learner's license tag or plate on the rear view window of
an automobile will alert other drivers that a learning driver is operat-
ing the vehicle. Drivers around the learning driver could then exercise
more caution in their driving behavior. The learning driver would also
benefit knowing that other drivers on the road are aware that he or she
is learning how to drive.

This practice is widespread throughout the, world. New drivers in the
United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Austra-
lia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Great British Columbia, are require
to place learner tags on their vehicles.

The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall determine the form and nature
of the learner signage with the requirement that the signage is remova-
ble and transferable from vehicle to vehicle, and that is clearly
displayed to motorists who are near the vehicle.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.5220 - Referred to Transportation

2019-20: S.4792 - Referred to Transportation

2017-18: S.3285 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

2015-16: S.1169/A.5535- Referred to Transportation

2013-14: S.1612/A.685-Referred to Transportation

2011-12: S.1057/A4252-Referred to Transportation
2009-10: S.5379/A.4180Referred to Transportation

2008: A.9496 Referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles for printing of
signs.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
First of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have
become law.

2023-S6381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6381
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 signage  for
   persons driving under a learner's permit
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 501-b of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law, as added by chapter 644 of the laws of 2002, paragraphs (c) and (d)
 as  amended  by  chapter  403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. In addition to the restrictions contained in  subdivision  five  of
 section  five  hundred  one  of this article, no holder of a class DJ or
 class MJ learner's permit shall:
   (a) operate a motor vehicle with any front seat occupants  other  than
 the supervising driver;
   (b)  operate  a motor vehicle unless every occupant of such vehicle is
 properly restrained by a safety belt or child safety seat in  accordance
 with  the  provisions  of  subdivision three-a of section twelve hundred
 twenty-nine-c of this chapter;
   (c) operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger who is  under
 the age of twenty-one and who is not a member of such holder's immediate
 family,  provided,  however, that the provisions of this paragraph shall
 not apply when such holder is accompanied by  a  duly  licensed  parent,
 guardian, person in a position of loco parentis, driver education teach-
 er or driving school instructor;
   (d)  be eligible for issuance of a class DJ, MJ, D or M license unless
 such permit has been valid for at least six months. Any time  period  in
 which such class DJ or MJ learner's permit has been suspended or revoked
 shall  not  be  counted  in  determining  the  length  of time that such
 learner's permit has been valid;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07879-01-3
 S. 6381                             2

 
   (E) OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A SIGN, VISIBLE TO  BOTH  ONCOMING
 AND FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, INDICATING THAT SUCH VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY A
 NEW  DRIVER.  SUCH  SIGN  SHALL  BE IN SUCH FORM AND DISTRIBUTED IN SUCH
 MANNER AS PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER UPON ISSUANCE OF  SUCH  LEARNER'S
 PERMIT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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