NY S05028 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-09 - PRINT NUMBER 5028A
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on May 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-09 - PRINT NUMBER 5028A
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "school bus camera safety act" to authorize the installation and use of photo monitoring devices on school buses to detect and record vehicles illegally passing or overtaking a school bus; provides for owner liability of a motor vehicle detected by a camera to have illegally passed or overtaken a school bus; provides that liability shall be a civil fine equal to the traffic infraction fine imposed therefor; authorizes school districts to receive state aid for the purchase of such cameras; includes within the class A misdemeanor of assault in the third degree, the causation of physical injury to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus; includes within the class E felony of criminally negligent homicide, the causation of death to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus.
Title
Enacts the "school bus camera safety act" to authorize the installation and use of photo monitoring devices on school buses to detect and record vehicles illegally passing or overtaking a school bus; provides for owner liability of a motor vehicle detected by a camera to have illegally passed or overtaken a school bus; provides that liability shall be a civil fine equal to the traffic infraction fine imposed therefor; authorizes school districts to receive state aid for the purchase of such cameras; includes within the class A misdemeanor of assault in the third degree, the causation of physical injury to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus; includes within the class E felony of criminally negligent homicide, the causation of death to another person while passing or overtaking a stopped school bus.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 5028A |
| 2014-05-09 | Senate | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| 2013-05-06 | Senate | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Same As/Similar To
A07350 (Same As) 2014-05-15 - print number 7350a
