Yonkers Insider: 6/17 - 11:30AM - New York State Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Senator Mayer Celebrate the Passage of The SLEEP Act with Yonkers Residents.

 

Date: June 16, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***MEDIA ADVISORY***   New York State Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Senator Mayer  Celebrate the Passage of The SLEEP Act with Yonkers Residents. Thursday, June 17 11:30 a.m. 121 Whitman Rd, Yonkers, NY 10710

(Yonkers, NY) – Excessive motor vehicle noise is a persistent problem on high-speed roadways and affects the quality of life of residents throughout the City of Yonkers, Westchester County and New York State. To address this issue, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senator Shelley B. Mayer and their colleagues in both the Senate and Assembly passed the SLEEP Act (S784B/A.471C), sponsored by Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Bill Magnarelli.   If signed, the SLEEP Act will expressly prohibit the sale or installation of devices to increase the sound of a muffler on a motor vehicle or motorcycle and increase fines for such modifications from $150 to $1,000. It will also require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to deny or revoke a license to operate a vehicle inspection business upon a third or subsequent willful violation of regulations regarding mufflers within an 18-month period.