Bill Text: NY A09291 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of virtual reality headsets while operating a motor vehicle, limited use automobile, limited use motorcycle or bicycle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-28 - reported referred to rules [A09291 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09291-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9291

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 23, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
          the use of virtual reality headsets while operating a motor vehicle

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of  section  1225-d  of  the
     2  vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of part C of chapter 58
     3  of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) "Portable electronic device" shall mean any hand-held mobile tele-
     5  phone,  as  defined by subdivision one of section twelve hundred twenty-
     6  five-c of this  article,  personal  digital  assistant  (PDA),  handheld
     7  device  with  mobile  data  access,  laptop  computer,  pager, broadband
     8  personal communication  device,  two-way  messaging  device,  electronic
     9  game,  virtual  reality  headset,  or  portable computing device, or any
    10  other electronic device when used to input,  write,  send,  receive,  or
    11  read text for present or future communication.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14462-01-4