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This bill exempts emergency ambulance service vehicles from New York's prohibition on tinted automobile windows.
Why it matters
Ambulance operations and patient care may be improved. by allowing tinted windows, as privacy for patients and protection from sunlight or outside view can be critical during transport.
Ambulance staff safety can be enhanced. tinted windows could shield emergency personnel and equipment from public view, reducing the risk of theft or interference during sensitive situations.
This exemption creates a distinction between emergency vehicles and regular vehicles. , recognizing the unique needs and functions of ambulances compared to other automobiles under state law.
Could set a precedent for further exemptions. for other emergency or specialized vehicles, potentially influencing future debates on vehicle regulations and public safety.
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Allow Tinted Windows for Ambulances
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Allow Tinted Windows for Ambulances
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Sam Berger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1621
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2025
Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 providing an exemption to the prohibition on tinted windows in automobiles for emergency ambulance service vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
(g) All emergency ambulance service vehicles, as defined in section one hundred fifteen-c of this chapter, shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
§ 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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Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing an exemption to the prohibition on tinted windows in automobiles for emer- gency ambulance service vehicles
Purpose or general idea of bill
Amends vehicle and traffic law to allow for emergency ambulance service vehicles to have tinted windows
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends subdivision 12-a of section 375 vehicle and traffic law by adding a new paragraph (g) to provide an exemption to the prohi- bition on tinted windows in automobiles for emergency ambulance service vehicles.
Section 2. Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Public health law (section 3001) outlines stringent guidelines for a private vehicle to be utilized as an Emergency Ambulance Service Vehicle (EASY). This designation allows for private vehicles to be equipped with a number of life saving devices, normally found in ambulances, to be operated by trained EMS providers to deliver ambulatory care. While the required equipment is of significant cost, EASV's are not equipped with the same security as ambulances. Permitting tinted windows on these vehicles would act as a deterrent against theft of expensive, life-sav- ing medical devices.
Prior legislative history
2017-2018: S8616/A.10395 - Referred to Transportation.
2019-2020: S.3446/A.848 - Referred to Transportation.
2021-2022: S.4255/A.9759 - Referred to Transportation.
2023-2024: S.1816/A.8220 - Referred to Transportation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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