Senate Bill S7016

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits animal-drawn vehicles to equip and use amber flashing lights

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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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2023-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7588
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §376, V & T L

2023-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits animal-drawn vehicles to equip and use amber flashing lights; does not apply to such vehicles in a city with a population of one million or more.

2023-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7016 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7016
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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  permitting
   animal-drawn vehicles to equip and use amber flashing lights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 376 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  ANIMAL-DRAWN  VEHICLES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH, AND
 TO OPERATE, AMBER FLASHING LIGHTS OF THE KIND USED  BY  HAZARD  VEHICLES
 WHILE  IN USE AND WHILE PARKED. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 NOT APPLY IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11324-01-3

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