Bill Text: NY S06266 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to an awareness campaign about the dangers of acting as a pedestrian while distracted by the use of a mobile device.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S06266 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06266-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6266
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring an educational awareness campaign relative to
the dangers of acting as a pedestrian while distracted by using a
mobile device
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 19-193 to read as follows:
3 S 19-193 PEDESTRIAN WHILE DISTRACTED BY TEXTING PROGRAM. 1. THE
4 COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT WILL EDUCATE
5 PEDESTRIANS OF THE DANGERS OF ACTING AS A PEDESTRIAN WHILE DISTRACTED BY
6 TEXTING, OR OTHER USE OF A MOBILE DEVICE. THE CAMPAIGN SHALL FOCUS ON
7 EDUCATING PEDESTRIANS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF "USING A MOBILE DEVICE" WHILE
8 CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND/OR "USING A MOBILE DEVICE" WHILE BEING NEAR
9 OR IN A STREET.
10 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP THE CAMPAIGN AND SHALL HAVE LEAVE TO
11 DECIDE HOW BEST TO CARRY OUT THE CAMPAIGN.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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