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A06974 Summary:

BILL NOA06974
 
SAME ASSAME AS S02195
 
SPONSORSayegh
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add 212-a, Exec L
 
Requires state police to carry and offer use of jumper cables to disabled vehicles.
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A06974 Actions:

BILL NOA06974
 
05/09/2023referred to governmental operations
01/03/2024referred to governmental operations
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A06974 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)




 
BILL NUMBER: A6974
 
SPONSOR: Sayegh

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police
to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This legislation requires state police to carry and offer jumper cables
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 requires state police to carry jumper cables and offer their
assistance in powering the battery of disabled vehicles.
 
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Dead battery problems for stranded drivers could be easily fixed if
state patrol cars, who are already required to help stranded drivers,
carry jumper cables.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2021-22: S1595 / A2314
 
2019-20: S5301 / A2838
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
TBD
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
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A06974 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6974
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state police
          to carry and offer use of jumper cables
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  212-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  212-a.  Required  equipment.  The superintendent shall require that
     4  every vehicle operated by the New York state  police  be  equipped  with
     5  jumper  cables to assist in powering the battery of disabled vehicles. A
     6  state police officer shall be required  to  offer  use  of  such  jumper
     7  cables when approaching a disabled vehicle.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06178-01-3
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