STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5964 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 the opera- tion of a motor vehicle by deaf or hard of hearing drivers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1229-e to read as follows: 3 § 1229-e. Operation of a motor vehicle by deaf or hard of hearing 4 drivers. No deaf or hard of hearing driver shall be required to wear a 5 hearing aid while operating a motor vehicle in this state provided that 6 such deaf or hard of hearing driver's vehicle is equipped with a full 7 view mirror. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11532-01-7