A 2774 New York Assembly · 2023 Regular Session

Creates stricter fines and criminal penalties for passing a stopped school bus

This bill increases fines and potential jail time for drivers who pass a stopped school bus. It raises the monetary penalties for first, second, and third or subsequent offenses within a three-year period and expands criminal charges to include causing injury or death while violating the law. Specifically, it makes causing serious injury to a child passenger while speeding past a school bus a crime and classifies causing death under these circumstances as criminally negligent homicide. The changes apply to all drivers operating motor vehicles in violation of the school bus passing rule.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 27, 2023 Last action Jul 15, 2024
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Jan 3, 2024
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Jan 27, 2023
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Ken Zebrowski
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