Bill Sponsors: NY S02270 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle or vehicle displaying a blue or green light; provides for mandatory revocation of a driver's license for a period of six months where a person violates section 1144-a of the vehicle and traffic law and causes serious physical injury or death to another person; directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a public information campaign to instruct the public that operating a motor vehicle when approaching a parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle or hazard vehicle or vehicle displaying a blue or green light that results in physical injury, serious physical injury or death as a result of the operator recklessly failing to exercise due care to avoid a collision can result in serious criminal penalties.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S02270 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Patrick Gallivan [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-060FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Fred Akshar [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-052FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Leroy Comrie [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-014FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Daphne Jordan [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-043FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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