Bill Text: NY A03872 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires drivers to yield to a funeral procession.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-30 - referred to transportation [A03872 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A03872-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3872 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRAF, HAWLEY, FINCH, GOODELL, CROUCH, LUPINACCI, McDONOUGH, LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BUTLER, OAKS, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor- tation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to funeral processions 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 1144-b to read as follows: 3 § 1144-b. Operation of a vehicle; yielding to a funeral procession. 4 (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a funeral procession, which is 5 marked by placards identifying a vehicle as such, shall yield the right 6 of way to such procession. 7 (b) Failure to yield to a funeral procession, or to otherwise inter- 8 rupt such procession with a vehicle, shall be penalized by a two hundred 9 dollar fine and one point on such driver's license. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05657-01-7
