Legislation Details

File #: Int 0443-1998    Version: * Name: School Buses, Standing Prohibited
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Transportation
On agenda: 9/17/1998
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the operation of school buses with passengers standing.
Sponsors: Stephen J. Fiala, Adolfo Carrion, Julia Harrison, Margarita Lopez, Helen M. Marshall, Madeline T. Provenzano, Angel Rodriguez, Kathryn E. Freed, Andrew S. Eristoff, Alphonse Stabile, Thomas V. Ognibene, Martin Malave-Dilan, Thomas K. Duane, Karen Koslowitz, Sheldon S. Leffler, Stanley E. Michels, Jerome X. O'Donovan, Mary Pinkett, Juanita E. Watkins, Pedro G. Espada, Michael J. Abel, Michael C. Nelson
Council Member Sponsors: 22
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2001*Stephen J. Fiala City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/23/1999*Stephen J. Fiala Committee on Transportation Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/23/1999*Stephen J. Fiala Committee on Transportation Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
10/7/1998*Stephen J. Fiala Legislative Documents Unit Printed Item Laid on Desk  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/17/1998*Stephen J. Fiala City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/17/1998*Stephen J. Fiala City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 443

 

By Council Members Fiala, Carrion, Harrison, Lopez, Marshall, Provenzano, Rodriguez, Freed, Eristoff, Fusco, Stabile and Ognibene; also Council Members Malave-Dilan, Duane, Koslowitz, Leffler, Michels, O'Donovan, Pinkett, Watkins, Espada, Abel and Nelson.

 

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the operation of school buses with passengers standing.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 6 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding thereto a new section 19-606 to read as follows:

§19-606. a. It shall be unlawful to operate a school bus upon any road, street, avenue, boulevard or highway in the city of New York when the number of passengers is greater than the number of seats available.

b.Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars in accordance with section 1800 of the vehicle and traffic law.

§2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

 

 

 

 

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09/14/98

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