Bill Text: NY S05179 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5179 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the use of wearable computers while operating a motor vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S05179 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05179-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5179
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  prohibiting
         the use of wearable computers 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 added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is
    3  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, [or] portable computing device OR A COMPUTING DEVICE WHICH IS WORN
   10  ON  THE  HEAD  OR OTHER PART OF THE BODY AND PROJECTS VISUAL INFORMATION
   11  INTO THE FIELD OF VISION OF THE WEARER.
   12    S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of  the  vehicle
   13  and  traffic  law,  as  amended by section 8 of part C chapter 58 of the
   14  laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   15    (a) "Portable electronic device" shall mean any hand-held mobile tele-
   16  phone, as defined by subdivision one of section twelve  hundred  twenty-
   17  five-c  of  this  article,  personal  digital  assistant (PDA), handheld
   18  device with  mobile  data  access,  laptop  computer,  pager,  broadband
   19  personal  communication  device,  two-way  messaging  device, electronic
   20  game, [or] portable computing device OR A COMPUTING DEVICE WHICH IS WORN
   21  ON THE HEAD OR OTHER PART OF THE BODY AND  PROJECTS  VISUAL  INFORMATION
   22  INTO  THE  FIELD OF VISION OF THE WEARER, or any other electronic device
   23  when used to input, write, send, receive, or read text  for  present  or
   24  future communication.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 5179                             2
    1    S  3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
    2  ments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1225-d of the vehicle
    3  and traffic law made by section two of this act shall take effect on the
    4  same date and in the same manner as section 8 of part C  chapter  58  of
    5  the laws of 2013 takes effect.