New York Assembly Bill 1056 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-17 - print number 1056d
Pending: Assembly Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

To provide a much-needed upgrade of the railroad trespass laws to reflect the modern security challenges facing railroads and the public.

Limits railroads' liability to intruders upon their property and rights-of-way; defines offenses of trespasses on and damage to railroad property and establishes penalties therefor; also penalizes disruption of railroads and causing death or serious injury in connection therewith; establishes the railroad crossing safety fund, to be funded by fines and forfeitures from railroad-related offenses; the fund is to be used for training and education to improve safety at railroad grade crossings and along railroad rights-of-way throughout the state.

Asm. William Boyland [D]	Asm. Ronald Canestrari [D]	Asm. Barbara Clark [D]	Asm. Francine DelMonte [D]
Asm. Ro Ann Destito [D]	Asm. Aileen Gunther [D]	Asm. Sam Hoyt [D]	Asm. Susan John [D]
Asm. Margaret Markey [D]	Asm. John McEneny [D]	Asm. Joan Millman [D]	Asm. Jose Rivera [D]
Asm. Harvey Weisenberg [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-17		print number 1056d
2010-06-17		amend and recommit to transportation
2010-05-20		print number 1056c
2010-05-20		amend and recommit to transportation
2010-04-27		print number 1056b
2010-04-27		amend and recommit to transportation
2010-02-01		print number 1056a
2010-02-01		amend (t) and recommit to transportation
2010-01-06		referred to transportation
2009-01-07		referred to transportation

S4478-A (Same As) 2010-06-23 - referred to transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01056&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01056&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01056D