Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 07, 2016 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 09, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 08, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.123 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 26, 2015 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 03, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 26, 2015 |
1st report cal.151 |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S383
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2015-S383 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6383
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1225-c, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S604
2011-2012: S948, A9616
2013-2014: S1511, A2723
2017-2018: S1257, A3881
2019-2020: S2980, A1376
2021-2022: S1316, A3209
2023-2024: A1421
2015-S383 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S383 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits PURPOSE : This bill would prohibit the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits or a class DJ or MJ license. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends subdivision 3 and 4 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 69 of the laws of 2001 to prohibit the use of mobile telephones, even hands-free mobile telephones, by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits or a class DJ or MJ license. JUSTIFICATION : The National Transportation Safety Board reports that young drivers make up just seven percent of the driving population, but are involved in 15 percent of the fatal crashes. Young and/or inexperienced drivers, holding only a learner's permit or
2015-S383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 383 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 prohibiting the use of mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles who hold learner's permits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 69 of the laws of 2001 and subdivision 4 as amended by section 6 of part B of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows: 3. Subdivision two of this section shall not apply to (a) the use of a mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation: an emergency response opera- tor; a hospital, physician's office or health clinic; an ambulance company or corps; a fire department, district or company; or a police department, (b) any of the following persons while in the performance of their official duties: a police officer or peace officer; a member of a fire department, district or company; or the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section one hundred one of this chapter, or (c) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE USE OF A HANDS-FREE MOBILE TELEPHONE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FOR AN OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHO IS A HOLDER OF A LEARNER'S PERMIT OR A CLASS DJ OR CLASS MJ LICENSE. 4. A violation of subdivision two OR PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION THREE of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punish- able by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars upon conviction of a first violation; upon conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of eigh- teen months, such violation shall be punished by a fine of not less than EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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