Bill Text: NY A08929 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires rear occupant alert systems in certain vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-28 - reported referred to rules [A08929 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A08929-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8929--A

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 30, 2024
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        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          rear occupant alert systems in certain vehicles; and providing for the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 58 to read as follows:
     3    58. Rear occupant alert systems.  It shall be unlawful for any person,
     4  firm, association or corporation to sell or offer for sale in this state
     5  a  new  passenger  motor  vehicle weighing less than ten thousand pounds
     6  gross vehicle weight which is to be registered in this state  and  which
     7  was manufactured or assembled one year or more after the date upon which
     8  the  national  highway  traffic  safety administration promulgates final
     9  regulations establishing standards for rear occupant alert systems,  and
    10  designated  as  a  vehicle  for such model year or as a newer model year
    11  vehicle, unless such vehicle is equipped  with  a  rear  occupant  alert
    12  system.  For  the  purposes  of  this  subdivision, "rear occupant alert
    13  system" shall mean a system to alert the operator to  check  rear-desig-
    14  nated seating positions after the vehicle engine or motor is deactivated
    15  by  the  operator,  and the term "passenger motor vehicle" shall include
    16  only those motor vehicles capable of being registered pursuant to subdi-
    17  vision six of section four hundred one of this chapter which  have  rear
    18  seats.
    19    §  2.  Severability.  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph,
    20  section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
    21  diction to be invalid, or if any federal agency  determines  in  writing
    22  that  this act would render New York state ineligible for the receipt of
    23  federal funds, such judgment or written determination shall not  affect,
    24  impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
    25  operation  to  the  clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
     2  or written determination shall have been rendered.
     3    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
     4  this act shall be deemed repealed if any federal  agency  determines  in
     5  writing  that  this  act  would render New York state ineligible for the
     6  receipt of federal funds or any court of competent jurisdiction  finally
     7  determines  that  this act would render New York state out of compliance
     8  with federal law or regulation; provided that the commissioner of  motor
     9  vehicles or the commissioner of transportation shall notify the legisla-
    10  tive  bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of any federal agency
    11  determining in writing that this act would render New York state  ineli-
    12  gible  for the receipt of federal funds or any court of competent juris-
    13  diction finally determines that this act would render New York state out
    14  of compliance with federal law or regulation in order that  the  commis-
    15  sion  may  maintain  an  accurate  and timely effective data base of the
    16  official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in  furtherance  of
    17  effectuating  the  provisions  of  section 44 of the legislative law and
    18  section 70-b of the public  officers  law.  Effective  immediately,  the
    19  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    20  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    21  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.