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History
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Increases penalties for violation of overtaking and passing a school bus and creates the crime of vehicular homicide in the third degree
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Brian X. Foley
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A10240
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the penal law, in relation to increasing penalties for violation of overtak- ing and passing a school bus and creating the crime of vehicular homi- cide in the third degree
Purpose or general idea of bill
To increase various penalties for indi- viduals who pass a stopped school bus.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 increases the minimum punish- ment for passing a school bus 3 times within 3 years. Specifically the bill raises the maximum fine to $2,000 and the maximum length of impri- sonment to one year.
Section 2 allows a judge to revoke an individual's license for a period of up to sixty days when such individual passes a stopped school bus.
Section 3 deems it Vehicular manslaughter in the third degree (E Felony) when an individual passes a stopped school bus and causes the death of a child who is fifteen years of age or less.
Section 4 is the effective date.
Justification
Individuals who pass a stopped school bus pose a serious threat to our school aged children. School buses are equipped with numerous devices making it clear that children are either embarking or disembarking. Increasing certain penalties as it pertains to passing a stopped school bus brings greater attention to the seriousness of these infractions.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect November 1 next succeeding.
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