Assembly Bill A2445

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires drivers to yield to a funeral procession

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  • 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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2015-A2445 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1144-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3083
2017-2018: A3872

2015-A2445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires drivers to yield to a funeral procession.

2015-A2445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2445

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GRAF, HAWLEY, FINCH, GOODELL, TENNEY, CROUCH,
  LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CERET-
  TO, OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  funeral
  processions

  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 1144-b to read as follows:
  S  1144-B.  OPERATION  OF A VEHICLE; YIELDING TO A FUNERAL PROCESSION.
(A) THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING A FUNERAL PROCESSION,  WHICH  IS
MARKED  BY PLACARDS IDENTIFYING A VEHICLE AS SUCH, SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT
OF WAY TO SUCH PROCESSION.
  (B) FAILURE TO YIELD TO A FUNERAL PROCESSION, OR TO  OTHERWISE  INTER-
RUPT SUCH PROCESSION WITH A VEHICLE, SHALL BE PENALIZED BY A TWO HUNDRED
DOLLAR FINE AND ONE POINT ON SUCH DRIVERS' LICENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05557-01-5

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