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Senate Bill S724

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to ADA or handicapped parking spaces at an arena

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2025-S724 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1203-g-1, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9328

2025-S724 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all ADA or handicapped parking spaces at an arena, entertainment or sports venue shall be directly outside the entrance door to the building as stated in federal law; provides that failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in an automatic suspension of any New York liquor license held by such venue for a period of one week for each day in which such venue is noncompliant; makes related provisions.

2025-S724 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S724 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    724
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RHOADS -- 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 ADA or hand-
   icapped parking at an arena

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1203-g-1 to read as follows:
   § 1203-G-1. ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES AT STADIUMS, ARENAS,  BALLPARKS,
 ENTERTAINMENT  AND  SPORTS  VENUES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR
 REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES AT ANY  STADI-
 UM,  ARENA,  BALLPARK,  ENTERTAINMENT  OR  SPORTS VENUE SHALL BE IN FULL
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (42 U.S.C. §§  12101
 ET  SEQ.);  LOCATED  ON  THE SHORTEST ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ACCESSIBLE
 ENTRANCE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE  AMERICANS  WITH  DISABILITIES  ACT  (42
 U.S.C.  §§  12101  ET  SEQ.);  AND SHALL BE PROVIDED AT THE LOWEST PRICE
 CHARGED FOR PARKING AT SUCH PARKING FACILITY ON SUCH DATE.
   2. ALL ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES  AT  ANY  STADIUM,  ARENA,  BALLPARK,
 ENTERTAINMENT OR SPORTS VENUE SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PROVISION
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISION AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISA-
 BILITIES ACT (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 ET SEQ.) AS IT  RELATES  TO  ACCESSIBLE
 PARKING  SPACES SHALL RESULT IN THE AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION OF ANY NEW YORK
 STATE LIQUOR LICENSE HELD BY SUCH VENUE FOR A  PERIOD  OF  THIRTY  DAYS.
 SUCH FAILURE TO COMPLY SHALL ALSO RESULT IN A SUSPENSION OF ANY NEW YORK
 STATE  LIQUOR  LICENSE  HELD  BY SUCH VENUE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK FOR
 EACH DAY IN WHICH SUCH VENUE IS  NONCOMPLIANT. NO LIQUOR SHALL  BE  SOLD
 AT SUCH VENUE DURING ANY PERIOD OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02643-01-5

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