Requires department of transportation to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage and signal changes on state highway, county road and town highways where public safety nexus exists.

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S1507-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 16, 2011: referred to transportation
• Jun 16, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 16, 2011: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1298
• Jun 16, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jan 7, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S1507-2011 Meetings

Rules: Jun 16, 2011, Rules: Jun 17, 2011

S1507-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 16, 2011

S1507-2011 Votes

S1507-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1507

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing penalties for first,
second, third and fourth degree stalking

PURPOSE: This legislation will increase the penalties
for stalking.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 120 and Section 70 of
the New York
State Penal Law are amended to increase penalties for first, second,
third and fourth degree stalking. Stalking in the fourth degree will
become a class A misdemeanor from a class B misdemeanor. Third degree
stalking will become a class E felony from a class A misdemeanor.

Second degree stalking will become a class D felony from a class E
felony. Stalking in the first degree will become a class C felony
from a class D felony.

JUSTIFICATION: Stalking is a persistent and unwanted
pursuit of an
individual that strikes great fear in the victim. It is an
intentional and unpredictable behavior that can end with horrific
results. Victims are followed, watched or harassed.

We have continued to hear and read horror stories of victims whose
lives have been destroyed by relentless stalkers. The penalties for
this heinous crime need to match the impact that is felt by the
victim. This legislation will address this situation by increasing
the penalties for Stalking.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.3194-A of 2007/2008 (Passed
Senate). S.576 of
2009-10. S.924-A of 2011/12 (Passed Senate).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the
first of November
next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

S1507-2011 Text

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

                                    1507

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               January 7, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- 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 giving local
    town boards the discretion to change speed limits for safety

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Section 1620 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
  adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:

    (D) THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL DEFER TO REQUESTS FOR SPEED
  LIMIT CHANGES BY THE TOWN BOARD OF A TOWN OR TOWNS AFFECTED WITH RESPECT
  TO STATE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE IN SUCH TOWN OR TOWNS  OUTSIDE
  OF  CITIES  OR  VILLAGES, WHERE A REASONABLE NEXUS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY
  AND SUCH REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN SPEED LIMIT EXISTS.
    S 2. Section 1621 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
  a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:

    (E)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  SHALL  DEFER TO REQUESTS FOR
  SIGNAGE AND SIGNAL CHANGES BY THE TOWN BOARD OF A TOWN OR TOWNS AFFECTED
  WITH RESPECT TO STATE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE IN SUCH  TOWN  OR
  TOWNS  OUTSIDE  OF  CITIES OR VILLAGES, WHERE A REASONABLE NEXUS BETWEEN
  PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUCH REQUEST FOR  A  CHANGE  IN  SIGNAGE  AND  SIGNALS
  EXISTS.
    S  3. Section 1622 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
  a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:

    3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  IF  ANY
  REASONABLE NEXUS EXISTS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE REQUEST BY A COUN-
  TY  SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS OF A COUNTY OR A TOWN BOARD, FOR A CHANGE
  IN SPEED LIMIT, THE DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION  SHALL  DEFER  TO  THE
  COUNTY  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  HIGHWAYS' OR TOWN BOARD'S REQUEST IN SETTING
  THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE COUNTY ROADS AND TOWN HIGHWAYS IN  SUCH  TOWN  OR
  TOWNS OUTSIDE OF CITIES OR VILLAGES.
    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD05510-01-1