New York S 8660: Designates state route 77 between Pembroke Town Park and the intersection of Indian Falls Road in the town of Pembroke, county of Genesee, as the "SP4 C. Jay Hall Memorial Highway"

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S08660 Summary:

BILL NOS08660 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05915

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1229-c, V & T L; amd §14, Transp L

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Relates to enacting the "comprehensive passenger safety enhancement act" to enhance passenger safety in commercial passenger vehicles.

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BILL NOS08660 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8660

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- 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 and the transportation law,
 in relation to establishing mandatory safety belt use, pre-trip safety
 briefings, and regular safety belt inspections for commercial passen-
 ger vehicles

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "comprehensive passenger safety enhancement act".
 3 § 2. Legislative purpose. The legislature finds that enhanced safety
 4 measures for passengers in commercially operated vehicles are essential
 5 to reduce injuries and fatalities. In alignment with recommendations
 6 from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following the fatal
 7 2023 bus and truck collision in Louisville, NY, this act aims to improve
 8 passenger safety by mandating seat belt use, conducting pre-trip safety
 9 briefings, requiring regular inspections, and enforcing stricter compli-
 10 ance measures.
 11 § 3. Section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 12 adding a new subdivision 3-e to read as follows:
 13 3-e. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision three-d of this
 14 section, no person shall operate a commercial vehicle in this state
 15 unless:
 16 (i) such person is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commis-
 17 sioner, and all passengers are restrained by a safety belt approved by
 18 the commissioner;
 19 (ii) such person conducts regular inspections of all safety belts in
 20 such commercial vehicle to ensure the functionality, accessibility, and
 21 proper maintenance of such safety belts. Such person shall maintain
 22 records of all safety belt inspections conducted pursuant to this
 23 subparagraph and make such records available for review by the depart-
 24 ment and the department of transportation;
 25 (iii) such person, prior to operating such commercial vehicle,
 26 conducts safety briefings to inform passengers of the importance of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09604-01-5

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 1 wearing safety belts, proper use of safety belts, and risks associated
 2 with not wearing safety belts.
 3 (b) No person shall be a passenger in a commercial vehicle unless such
 4 passenger is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner.
 5 § 4. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 4 of section 1229-c of the
 6 vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 434 of the laws of 2024,
 7 are amended and two new subdivisions (f) and (g) are added to read as
 8 follows:
 9 (d) "charter bus" shall mean a bus manufactured or assembled on or
 10 after November twenty-eighth, two thousand sixteen transporting passen-
 11 gers for compensation in a chartered party; [and]
 12 (e) "chartered party" shall mean a group of persons who, pursuant to a
 13 common purpose and under a single contract and at a fixed charge, have
 14 acquired exclusive use of a bus to travel together as a group to a
 15 specific destination or for a particular itinerary either agreed upon in
 16 advance or modified after having left the place of origin by such
 17 group[.];
 18 (f) "commercial vehicle" shall mean any vehicle used to transport more
 19 than eight passengers, including the driver, whether or not for compen-
 20 sation, and shall include charter buses; and
 21 (g) "safety belt" shall mean any restraint system designed to secure
 22 an occupant of a vehi