Assembly Bill A256

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for carbon monoxide levels and requires information on warning signs of such to be distributed with each operator's license

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-A256 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, add §397-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6335
2017-2018: A6266
2019-2020: A5204
2021-2022: A4287

2023-A256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for unsafe carbon monoxide levels; requires information on the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning to be distributed with each operator's license, whether issued or renewed.

2023-A256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    256
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WALKER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
   SEAWRIGHT, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle  and traffic law, in relation to carbon
   monoxide poisoning
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subparagraph  (a)  of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
 section 301  of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  444
 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A  safety  inspection  shall  be made with respect to the brakes;
 steering mechanism; wheel alignment; lights, including but  not  limited
 to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle for the purpose
 of  illuminating  the vehicle's license plates; odometer; tire pressure;
 seat safety belts; shoulder harness safety belts; EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF ENSURING THAT CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN THE CAB OF THE VEHI-
 CLE HAVE NOT REACHED UNSAFE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 70  PARTS  PER  MILLION;
 any window which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material
 which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent pursuant to
 section  three  hundred  seventy-five of this title and such other mech-
 anisms and equipment as shall be determined by the  commissioner  to  be
 necessary  for proper and safe operations. Such inspection shall also be
 made with respect to vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the
 mileage appearing on the odometer shall be recorded upon the  inspection
 sticker.
   §  2.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 397-d to read as follows:
   § 397-D. EDUCATION AGAINST DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.   THE
 COMMISSIONER,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
 BOARD, SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE WITH EACH OPERATOR'S LICENSE, WHETH-
 ER ISSUED OR RENEWED, A PAMPHLET ON THE WARNING SIGNS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01002-01-3
              

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