NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9488

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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May 16, 2024	referred to transportation

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2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §375, V & T L

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires stretch limousines to be equipped with roll-over protection devices such as cages or pillars and anti-intrusion bars for the purpose of protecting rear compartment passengers.

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9488

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to stretch
limousine roll-over and anti-intrusion protection; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

Establishes additional equipment requirements for stretch limousines to
increase passenger safety

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This legislation amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to require that
stretch limousines be equipped with roll-over protection devices such as
cages, pillars or anti-intrusion bars, which conform to Department of
Transportation standards, for the purpose of protecting rear compartment
passengers.

The bill defines stretch limousine as an altered motor vehicle having a
seating capacity of nine or more passengers and excludes a historical
motor vehicle or exhibition or collector's item.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The legislation implements this recommendation from the Stretch Limou-
sine Passenger Safety Task Force, which was established in Chapter 3 of
the Laws of 2020 to study a host of safety improvements for stretch
limousines. The Task Force was created in the wake of deadly crashes in
Schoharie and Cutchogue, NY.

Stretch limousines are the vehicle of choice for celebratory occasions,
from family events, to birthdays, to weddings, to the annual ritual of
prom. But they also present unique challenges that implicate the safety
of drivers and passengers alike.

As with any area where multiple state agencies must collaborate, period-
ic review of inter-agency and external communication is critical to
ensure passenger safety. Roll-over and anti-intrusion devices provide a
safety zone for passengers and operators in the event of a stretch
limousine rollover, crash, or overturn and can decrease the likelihood
of bodily harm or death.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect two years after it has become law.  Effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date.

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9488
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, HINCHEY -- 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  stretch
   limousine  roll-over  and anti-intrusion protection; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 58 to read as follows:
   58. STRETCH LIMOUSINE  ANTI-INTRUSION  PROTECTION.  (A)  IT  SHALL  BE
 UNLAWFUL  TO  OPERATE OR CAUSE TO BE OPERATED A STRETCH LIMOUSINE REGIS-
 TERED IN THIS STATE ON ANY PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR PRIVATE ROAD OPEN TO PUBLIC
 MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC UNLESS SUCH VEHICLE  IS  EQUIPPED  WITH  ROLL-OVER
 PROTECTION  DEVICES SUCH AS CAGES OR PILLARS AND ANTI-INTRUSION BARS FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF  PROTECTING  REAR  COMPARTMENT  PASSENGERS,  WHICH  SHALL
 CONFORM TO STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (I)  "STRETCH  LIMOUSINE" SHALL MEAN AN ALTERED MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NINE  OR  MORE  PASSENGERS,  INCLUDING  THE  DRIVER,
 COMMONLY  REFERRED  TO AS A "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" AND WHICH IS USED IN THE
 BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION.
   (II) "STRETCH LIMOUSINE" SHALL EXCLUDE A HISTORICAL MOTOR  VEHICLE  OR
 ANY  OTHER  MOTOR  VEHICLE  WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED AS AN EXHIBITION
 PIECE OR COLLECTOR'S ITEM, AND IS USED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLUB  ACTIV-
 ITIES,  EXHIBITS,  TOURS, PARADES, OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR
 USES, BUT NOT USED  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF  TRANSPORTING  PASSENGERS  FOR
 COMPENSATION.
   §  2.  Severability.  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph,
 section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
 diction to be invalid, or if any federal agency  determines  in  writing
 that  this act would render New York state ineligible for the receipt of
 federal funds, such judgment or written determination shall not  affect,
 impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15601-01-4
 S. 9488                             2
 
 operation  to  the  clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or
 part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
 or written determination shall have been rendered.
   § 3. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 law.  Provided,  however,  that this act shall be deemed repealed if any
 federal agency determines in writing that this act would render New York
 state ineligible for the receipt of federal funds or any court of compe-
 tent jurisdiction finally determines that this act would render New York
 state out of compliance with federal law or regulation. The commissioner
 of motor vehicles or the commissioner of transportation shall notify the
 legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of any  federal
 agency  determining in writing that this act would render New York state
 ineligible for the receipt of federal funds or any  court  of  competent
 jurisdiction  finally  determines  that  this  act would render New York
 state out of compliance with federal law or regulation 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.

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Senate Bill S9488

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

co-Sponsors

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Jeremy A. Cooney

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

co-Sponsors

Michelle Hinchey

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9488 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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