NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10011
SPONSOR: Fahy TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 123 of the laws of 2014 amending the vehicle and
traffic law, the general municipal law, and the public officers law
relating to owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with
traffic-control indications, in relation to extending the provisions of
such chapter
PURPOSE:
To reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities, injuries and property damage
caused by motorists' failure to obey traffic signals.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Section 15 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2014 amends the
effective expiration date from December 1, 2024, stating this act shall
take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law;
provided, however, that sections three, nine, twelve-b, thirteen and
fourteen of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed December 1,
2029.
JUSTIFICATION:
The City of Albany has a high rate of traffic accidents with a total of
7,121 from the years 2022-2023 and 433 have been reported thus far in
2024 according to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management &
Research.
Continuing the installation of Red Light Cameras at intersections with a
high traffic accident rate in the City of Albany will prevent accidents
and save lives.
The continuing installation of Red Light Cameras acts as a deterrent for
drivers from running red lights due to costs incurred if the driver is
caught on camera. The current placement of the cameras throughout the
city would result in safer streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and
motorists.
Urban areas have a high percentage of residents whose primary mode of
transportation is walking, and it is important that these individuals
are able to walk safely. According to the Institute for Traffic Safety
Management & Research, there were a total of 1,700 traffic accidents
involving pedestrians in the City of Albany, and as of 2024, there have
already been a total of 60 traffic accidents involving pedestrians.
Red Light Cameras have a strong track record of reducing traffic acci-
dents by as much as 80% at intersections where they are installed creat-
ing a safer environment for all.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is an old bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to state.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law and shall expire December 1, 2029.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10011
IN ASSEMBLY
May 1, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend chapter 123 of the laws of 2014 amending the vehicle and
traffic law, the general municipal law, and the public officers law
relating to owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with
traffic-control indications, in relation to extending the provisions
of such chapter
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 15 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2014 amending the
2 vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law, and the public offi-
3 cers law relating to owner liability for failure of an operator to
4 comply with traffic-control indications, the opening paragraph as
5 amended by section 1 of part TT of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 § 15. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
8 have become a law; provided, however, that sections three, nine,
9 twelve-b, thirteen and fourteen of this act shall expire and be deemed
10 repealed December 1, [2024] 2029; and provided further that any rules
11 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date shall
12 be promulgated on or before such effective date, provided that:
13 (a) [the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 235 of the vehicle and
14 traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expira-
15 tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
16 upon such date the provisions of section one-a of this act shall take
17 effect;
18 (b) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
19 by section one-a of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
20 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
21 provisions of section one-b of this act shall take effect;
22 (c) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
23 by section one-b of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
24 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
25 provisions of section one-c of this act shall take effect;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (d) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
2 by section one-c of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
3 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
4 provisions of section one-d of this act shall take effect;
5 (e) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
6 by section one-d of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
7 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
8 provisions of section one-e of this act shall take effect;
9 (f) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
10 traffic law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expira-
11 tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
12 upon such date the provisions of section two-a of this act shall take
13 effect;
14 (g) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
15 traffic law made by section two-a of this act shall not affect the expi-
16 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
17 upon such date the provisions of section two-b of this act shall take
18 effect;
19 (h) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
20 traffic law made by section two-b of this act shall not affect the expi-
21 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
22 upon such date the provisions of section two-c of this act shall take
23 effect;
24 (i) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
25 traffic law made by section two-c of this act shall not affect the expi-
26 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
27 upon such date the provisions of section two-d of this act shall take
28 effect;
29 (j) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
30 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four of this act shall not
31 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
32 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-a of this
33 act shall take effect;
34 (k) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
35 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-a of this act shall not
36 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
37 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-b of this
38 act shall take effect;
39 (l) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
40 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-b of this act shall not
41 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
42 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-c of this
43 act shall take effect;
44 (m) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
45 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-c of this act shall not
46 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
47 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-d of this
48 act shall take effect;
49 (n) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
50 vehicle and traffic law made by section five of this act shall not
51 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
52 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section five-a of this
53 act shall take effect;
54 (o) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
55 vehicle and traffic law made by section five-a of this act shall not
56 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
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1 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section five-b of this
2 act shall take effect;
3 (p) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
4 vehicle and traffic law made by section five-b of this act shall not
5 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
6 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section five-c of this
7 act shall take effect;
8 (q) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
9 vehicle and traffic law made by section five-c of this act shall not
10 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
11 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section five-d of this
12 act shall take effect;
13 (r) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
14 240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section six of this act shall
15 not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed to
16 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-a of
17 this act shall take effect;
18 (s) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
19 240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section six-a of this act
20 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
21 to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-b
22 of this act shall take effect;
23 (t) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
24 240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section six-b of this act
25 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
26 to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-c
27 of this act shall take effect;
28 (u) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
29 240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section six-c of this act
30 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
31 to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-d
32 of this act shall take effect;
33 (v) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
34 cle and traffic law made by section seven of this act shall not affect
35 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
36 with, when upon such date the provisions of section seven-a of this act
37 shall take effect;
38 (w) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
39 cle and traffic law made by section seven-a of this act shall not affect
40 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
41 with, when upon such date the provisions of section seven-b of this act
42 shall take effect;
43 (x) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
44 cle and traffic law made by section seven-b of this act shall not affect
45 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
46 with, when upon such date the provisions of section seven-c of this act
47 shall take effect;
48 (y) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
49 cle and traffic law made by section seven-c of this act shall not affect
50 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
51 with, when upon such date the provisions of section seven-d of this act
52 shall take effect;
53 (z) the amendments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision
54 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eight
55 of this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall
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1 be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of
2 section eight-a of this act shall take effect;
3 (aa) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401
4 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eight-a of this act shall
5 not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
6 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-b
7 of this act shall take effect;
8 (bb) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401
9 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eight-b of this act shall
10 not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
11 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-c
12 of this act shall take effect;
13 (cc) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401
14 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eight-c of this act shall
15 not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
16 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-d
17 of this act shall take effect;
18 (dd)] the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle
19 and traffic law made by section ten of this act shall not affect the
20 expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith,
21 when upon such date the provisions of section ten-a of this act shall
22 take effect;
23 [(ee)] (b) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the
24 vehicle and traffic law made by section ten-a of this act shall not
25 affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire
26 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section ten-b of this
27 act shall take effect;
28 [(ff)] (c) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the
29 vehicle and traffic law made by section ten-b of this act shall not
30 affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire
31 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section ten-c of this
32 act shall take effect;
33 [(gg)] (d) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the
34 vehicle and traffic law made by section ten-c of this act shall not
35 affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire
36 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section ten-d of this
37 act shall take effect; and
38 [(hh) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
39 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eleven of this act shall
40 not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
41 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-a
42 of this act shall take effect;
43 (ii) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
44 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eleven-a of this act
45 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
46 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-b
47 of this act shall take effect;
48 (jj) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
49 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section eleven-b of this act
50 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
51 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-c
52 of this act shall take effect;
53 (kk)] (e) the amendments [made] to subdivision 1 of section 371 of the
54 general municipal law made by section twelve of this act shall not
55 affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire
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1 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section [twelve-a]
2 twelve b of this act shall take effect[; and
3 (ll) the amendments made to section 371 of the general municipal law
4 by section twelve-a of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
5 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
6 provisions of section twelve-b of this act shall take effect].
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
