| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6935
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2025-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §603-a, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S5989
2023-2024: S4630
2025-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6935
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting
municipalities from transferring primary investigating authority of
vehicle collisions that result in serious injury or death to a non-law
enforcement agency
PURPOSE:
Prohibits municipalities from transferring primary investigating author-
ity of vehicle collisions that result in serious injury or death to a
non-law enforcement agency
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 603a
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of
2017, to restrict municipalities from transferring primary investigating
authority to a non-law enforcement agency. Section 2 provides the effec-
2025-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6935
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 27, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 prohibiting
municipalities from transferring primary investigating authority of
vehicle collisions that result in serious injury or death to a non-law
enforcement agency
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 603-a of
the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of
2024, is amended to read as follows:
In addition to the requirements of section six hundred three of this
article, whenever a motor vehicle, bicycle with electric assist, or
electric scooter accident results in serious physical injury or death to
a person, [and such accident either is discovered by a police officer,]
or reported to a police officer within five days after such accident
occurred, the police shall conduct an investigation of such accident.
NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL TRANSFER SUCH PRIMARY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITY TO A
NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 196 of the laws of 2024, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03347-02-5
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