New York Senate Bill 6278

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.

Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.

Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal [D]	Sen. Jamaal Bailey [D]	Sen. Jabari Brisport [D]	Sen. Samra Brouk [D]
Sen. Cordell Cleare [D]	Sen. Michael Gianaris [D]	Sen. Rachel May [D]	Sen. Shelley Mayer [D]
Sen. Zellnor Myrie [D]	Sen. Luis Sepulveda [D]	Sen. Kevin Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
2023-04-11	Senate	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

A01901 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S6278
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06278&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S06278