Santabarbara, Fahy, Miller M, Taylor, Thiele, Galef, De La Rosa, Gottfried, Williams, Cook, Cruz,
Griffin, Smullen, McDonough
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Amd §375, V & T L
Requires that for hire vehicles with a chassis which was manufactured and then altered for the purpose of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver, be equipped with an operable carbon monoxide detector.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5105
SPONSOR: Paulin TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that certain motor vehicles shall be equipped with operable carbon
monoxide detectors
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To require that every for hire vehicle operated or driven upon the
public highways of the state with a chassis which, was manufactured and
then altered for the purpose of transporting ten or more occupants,,
including the driver be equipped with an operable carbon monoxide
detector„,
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subdivision 9 of section 375 of the Vehicle and Traf-
fic Law by adding a new paragraph b to require that every for hire vehi-
cle operated or driven upon the public highways of the state with a
chassis which was manufactured and then altered for the purpose of
transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver be.equipped
with an operable carbon monoxide detector. The commissioner in consulta-
tion with the commissioner of transportation, shall promulgate rules and
regulations as he or she shall deem necessary to carry out the
provisions of this subdivision
Section two provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would require that every for hire vehicle operated or
driven upon the public highways of the state with a chassis which was
manufactured and then altered for the purpose of transporting ten or
more occupants, including the driver, be equipped with an operable
carbon monoxide detector. Just as we install carbon monoxide detectors
to keep us safe in our homes, passengers in these vehicles would benefit
from the protections of carbon monoxide detectors.
Detectors are inexpensive, easy to install, and reliable. Requiring that
these vehicles be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors will help
avoid accidental Injuries and deaths.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A2228, 2019 and 2020, referred to transportation. Same as S3021, 2019
and 2020, referred to transportation..
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5105
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 11, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SANTABARBARA, FAHY, M. MILLER, TAYLOR,
THIELE, GALEF, DE LA ROSA, GOTTFRIED, WILLIAMS, COOK, CRUZ, GRIFFIN,
SMULLEN, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
that certain motor vehicles shall be equipped with operable carbon
monoxide detectors
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by chapter 576 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 9. a. Every omnibus operating upon the public highways of the state
5 having a carrying capacity of ten or more passengers, shall be equipped
6 with one hand fire extinguisher of at least 4 B:C Underwriters' Labora-
7 tories rating or a similar rating by any qualified laboratory or testing
8 organization which meets the criteria of American Society for Testing
9 Materials test E548-76. Fire extinguishers shall be kept in good operat-
10 ing condition at all times and must be mounted in a place readily acces-
11 sible for use.
12 b. Every for hire vehicle operated or driven upon the public highways
13 of the state with a chassis which was manufactured and then altered for
14 the purpose of transporting ten or more occupants, including the driver,
15 shall be equipped with an operable carbon monoxide detector. The commis-
16 sioner, in consultation with the commissioner of transportation, shall
17 promulgate rules and regulations as he or she shall deem necessary to
18 carry out the provisions of this paragraph.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
20 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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