New York A 5845: Increases the penalties for overtaking and passing a school bus

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A05845 Summary:

BILL NOA05845 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04897

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRGriffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1704-a, V & T L

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Establishes a central business district toll exemption for certain emergency medical technicians and fire protection inspectors.

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BILL NOA05845 

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02/24/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5845

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 a central business district toll exemption for certain emergency
 medical technicians and fire protection inspectors

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no employee of the
 4 city of New York or the New York city fire department in a title whose
 5 duties are those of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergen-
 6 cy medical technician (as those terms are defined in section three thou-
 7 sand one of the public health law), or in a title whose duties require
 8 the supervision of employees whose duties are those of an emergency
 9 medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician (as those
 10 terms are defined in section three thousand one of the public health
 11 law), shall be charged a central business district toll; and, further,
 12 no employee of the city of New York or the New York city fire department
 13 in a title whose duties are those of a fire protection inspector or
 14 associate fire protection inspector, or in a title whose duties require
 15 the supervision of employees whose duties are those of a fire protection
 16 inspector or associate fire protection inspector, shall be charged a
 17 central business district toll.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09687-01-5

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