Bill Text: NY S00021 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S00021 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S00021-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          21
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring  safety
         enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 140 of the transportation law is amended by  adding
    2  a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
    3    7-A.  THE COMMISSIONER, BY RULE OR REGULATION, SHALL REQUIRE ALL MOTOR
    4  BUSES USED IN MASS TRANSPORTATION, TO HAVE INSTALLED A SAFETY  ENCLOSURE
    5  TO PROTECT BUS DRIVERS FROM ASSAULT OR INJURY CAUSED BY PASSENGERS.
    6    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    7  have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
    8  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    9  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
   10  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.
                                                                  LBD00994-01-3