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- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1419
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Increases the penalties for overtaking and passing a school bus
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Erik Dilan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1838
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing the penalties for passing a school bus with its red lights illuminated indicating that it is picking up or discharging students
Purpose or general idea of bill
Increases the penalties for passing a school bus with its red lights illuminated indicating that it is picking up or discharging students.
Summary of specific provisions
This legislation would amend subdivision (c) of section 1174 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by increasing the fine amounts associated with passing a stopped school bus with its red lights illuminated.
Justification
Overtaking a school bus exacts a heightened and unconscionable threat to the lives of millions of New York children who ride the bus each day. New York State needs to set a precedent of zero tolerance for such law breakers, and ensure that our children's safety is put at the forefront of our state's agenda. Overtaking a school bus place many vulnerable lives at risk, and those who break this law should be stopped and punished in way that reflects the severity of the crime.
Prior legislative history
2013-14 - S.400 Referred to transportation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect the 90 day after it shall has become law.
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