Bill Text: NY S03293 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3293

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires stretch limousines to be equipped with roll-over protection devices such as cages or pillars and anti-intrusion bars for the purpose of protecting rear compartment passengers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-24 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S03293 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-S03293-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3293

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 24, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. COONEY, HINCHEY -- 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  stretch
          limousine  roll-over  and anti-intrusion protection; 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. Stretch limousine  anti-intrusion  protection.  (a)  It  shall  be
     4  unlawful  to  operate or cause to be operated a stretch limousine regis-
     5  tered in this state on any public highway or private road open to public
     6  motor vehicle traffic unless such vehicle  is  equipped  with  roll-over
     7  protection  devices such as cages or pillars and anti-intrusion bars for
     8  the purpose of  protecting  rear  compartment  passengers,  which  shall
     9  conform to standards prescribed by the commissioner of transportation in
    10  consultation with the commissioner.
    11    (b) For the purposes of this subdivision:
    12    (i)  "Stretch  limousine" shall mean an altered motor vehicle having a
    13  seating capacity of nine  or  more  passengers,  including  the  driver,
    14  commonly  referred  to as a "stretch limousine" and which is used in the
    15  business of transporting passengers for compensation.
    16    (ii) "Stretch limousine" shall exclude a historical motor  vehicle  or
    17  any  other  motor  vehicle  which is owned and operated as an exhibition
    18  piece or collector's item, and is used for participation in club  activ-
    19  ities,  exhibits,  tours, parades, occasional transportation and similar
    20  uses, but not used  in  the  business  of  transporting  passengers  for
    21  compensation.
    22    §  2.  Severability.  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph,
    23  section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
    24  diction to be invalid, or if any federal agency  determines  in  writing

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01122-01-5

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     1  that  this act would render New York state ineligible for the receipt of
     2  federal funds, such judgment or written determination shall not  affect,
     3  impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its
     4  operation  to  the  clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or
     5  part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
     6  or written determination shall have been rendered.
     7    § 3. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
     8  law. Provided, however, that this act shall be deemed  repealed  if  any
     9  federal agency determines in writing that this act would render New York
    10  state ineligible for the receipt of federal funds or any court of compe-
    11  tent jurisdiction finally determines that this act would render New York
    12  state out of compliance with federal law or regulation. The commissioner
    13  of motor vehicles or the commissioner of transportation shall notify the
    14  legislative  bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of any federal
    15  agency determining in writing that this act would render New York  state
    16  ineligible  for  the  receipt of federal funds or any court of competent
    17  jurisdiction finally determines that this  act  would  render  New  York
    18  state out of compliance with federal law or regulation in order that the
    19  commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
    20  the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
    21  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
    22  section  70-b  of  the public officers law.   Effective immediately, the
    23  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
    24  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
    25  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.