S04751 Summary:

BILL NOS04751
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORKENNEDY
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §375, V & T L
 
Requires vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts to have safety belts that are used to secure individuals in wheelchairs while being lifted from or into a vehicle.
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S04751 Actions:

BILL NOS04751
 
02/27/2017REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
01/03/2018REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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S04751 Committee Votes:

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S04751 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S04751 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4751
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 27, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  wheelchair
          transfer safety
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
     3    52.  Any vehicle that is equipped with a wheelchair lift shall also be
     4  equipped with a safety belt that shall be used to secure individuals  in
     5  wheelchairs while they are being lifted from or into such vehicle.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00896-01-7
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