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Speaker Carl E. Heastie
 

A01064 Summary:

BILL NOA01064
 
SAME ASSAME AS S04807
 
SPONSORGantt
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Rpld §1226, V & T L
 
Repeals a provision of law relating to the control of a steering mechanism.
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A01064 Actions:

BILL NOA01064
 
01/10/2017referred to transportation
01/03/2018referred to transportation
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A01064 Committee Votes:

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A01064 Memo:
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)




 
BILL NUMBER: A1064
 
SPONSOR: Gantt

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to repeal section 1226 of the vehicle and traf-
fic law relating to control of the steering mechanism
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This bill is designed to conform NY law to the law in the other forty-
nine states and the European Community that is presently in the process
of repealing a similar requirement.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
The bill repeals section 1226 of the vehicle and traffic law.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
This bill, if enacted, will conform the law in New York to the law in
the other forty nine states and the anticipated standard in the European
Community which is in the midst of repealing a similar requirement that
a vehicle operator keep one hand on the steering mechanism at all times.
 
This law which is difficult, if not impossible, to enforce in an even-
handed manner is largely observed in the breach. With the present growth
of autonomous technology that many will allow motor vehicles to safely
more and more vehicle operations are becoming dependent on a vehicles
computer system. One current example is the automatic parking option on
many vehicles that parks the care safely without the assistance of the
driver. Similar technologies and close to coming to the market that will
take over other functions and there are companies that are working
toward the development of a fully autonomous vehicle.
 
Repeal of this mandate will put New York in line with this technology
growth. It will help foster research and development on such technology
in this state and allow the developers to undertake such important steps
as introducing it at major events such as the NY International Auto Show
and on the national news programs that originate in NY by allowing such
innovative products to be legally demonstrated in the state.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2015-2016: A.7445
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
To be determined
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.



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A01064 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1064
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 10, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to repeal section 1226 of the vehicle and traffic law relating to
          control of the steering mechanism
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 1226 of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED.
     2    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02049-01-7



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