Bill Text: NY A02206 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2206 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-01-22 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [A02206 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02206-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2206
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITUS,  BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, BOYLAND, RIVERA,
         LAVINE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON, JOHNS, ROBIN-
         SON, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
         Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the process-
         ing of accident reports
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 606 to read as follows:
    3    S 606. PROCESSING OF REQUIRED REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER, WHEN PROCESS-
    4  ING  REPORTS  OF  ACCIDENTS  FILED  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SHALL GIVE
    5  PRIORITY TO REPORTS INVOLVING SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY  (AS  DEFINED  IN
    6  SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW) OR DEATH.
    7    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    8  have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
    9  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
   10  for the implementation of this act on its effective date  is  authorized
   11  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01764-01-3