S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8071
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to implementing a
moratorium on digital billboards and directing the commissioner of
transportation to conduct a study on the impact of digital billboards
on motor vehicle accidents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 397-b of the general business law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON
SHALL INSTALL A DIGITAL BILLBOARD AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, UNLESS SUCH BILLBOARD COMPLIES WITH THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
4. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE
IMPACT OF DIGITAL BILLBOARDS ON THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF MOTOR
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS THAT RESULT IN SEVERE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IN PROXIMITY TO
SUCH DIGITAL BILLBOARDS. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL:
(A) SUBMIT A REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
(B) PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE INSTALLATION AND
USE OF DIGITAL BILLBOARDS BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11257-01-5
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