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A01115 Summary:

BILL NOA01115
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal L
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §1229-e, V & T L
 
Requires retailers to equip child restraint systems with sensors to notify drivers if a child has been left in the car.
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A01115 Actions:

BILL NOA01115
 
01/13/2023referred to transportation
01/03/2024referred to transportation
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A01115 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1115
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal L
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring child restraint systems to be equipped with sensor technology to alert drivers of the presence of a child   PURPOSE: This legislation will protect children by expanding the use of sensors with child car restraint systems.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 1229-e. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: In July of 2019, a pair of one-year-old twins tragically died after being forgotten in the back seat of a hot car. Their father reported to work, not realizing he had not dropped the children off at daycare, only realizing his mistake upon leaving work later that day. Horrendous accidents such as this one are unfortunately not uncommon, with an aver- age of 38 deaths occurring nationwide under these circumstances each year. These memory lapses may occur with anyone but can become even more common when a person drives the same route each day, allowing their mind to go on "autopilot" and forget stops along the way. Increased stress and a lack of sleep may also contribute to a person forgetting to complete certain tasks, no matter how important they may be. Technology currently exists to alert drivers to the presence of a child in the backseat of their car to help prevent such tragedies. This legislation will require all car seats sold by retailers in New York State to come with sensor technology to alert the driver to a child in the car seat once the ignition has been turned off.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-22: A.3454 - Referred to Transportation 2019-20: A.8592 - Referred to Transportation   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the State.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A01115 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1115
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
          child restraint systems to be equipped with sensor technology to alert
          drivers of the presence of a child

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 1229-e to read as follows:
     3    §  1229-e.  Child car restraint system sensor. 1. For purposes of this
     4  section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Child restraint system" shall have the same meaning as defined in
     6  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision   four   of   section   twelve   hundred
     7  twenty-nine-c of this article.
     8    (b)  "Motor  vehicle"  shall have the same meaning as defined in para-
     9  graph (a) of subdivision four of section twelve hundred twenty-nine-c of
    10  this article.
    11    2. (a) All child restraint systems sold by or through any retail busi-
    12  ness entity shall be required to be fixed with sensor  technology  which
    13  shall monitor the presence of a child in such child restraint systems.
    14    (b)  Such  sensor technology shall work in conjunction with a receiver
    15  connected to a mobile application accessible by the driver or  owner  of
    16  the motor vehicle through a mobile device or via a motor vehicle's diag-
    17  nostics  port to notify the driver to the presence of a child secured in
    18  the child restraint system.  When  a  child  is  secured  in  the  child
    19  restraint  system,  the sensor technology shall notify the driver of the
    20  motor vehicle of the child's presence through an alert:
    21    (i) upon turning off the ignition at the end of a trip; or
    22    (ii) if the child restraint system is not properly  secured  during  a
    23  trip.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01251-01-3
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