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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S7628
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S7628 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6321
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1264, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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A8419
2025-S7628 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Exempts horse-drawn carriages or carts from the ban on night riding if they display at least two lighted lamps on the front of the vehicle, one on each side, having light sources of equal power and visible from the front for a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet; at least one lighted lamp on the rear, located between the center and the left side of the vehicle, which shall display a red or amber fixed or flashing light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet; and reflective material upon the shafts of the vehicle or other parts thereof which shall normally parallel the body, head or legs of the horse pulling such vehicle.
2025-S7628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7628 SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exceptions to the ban on night riding PURPOSE: To require horse-drawn carriages operating at night to have safety lights and reflectors. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: amends section 1264 of the vehicle and traffic law to provide for headlights, a tail light and certain reflective material. Section 2: establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S7628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7628 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 exceptions to the ban on night riding THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1264 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 676 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: § 1264. Ban on night riding. (A) No person shall ride or lead a horse upon a roadway during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES OR CARTS MAY BE DRIVEN UPON A ROADWAY DURING SUCH PERIOD IF THEY DISPLAY: (1) AT LEAST TWO LIGHTED LAMPS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ONE ON EACH SIDE, HAVING LIGHT SOURCES OF EQUAL POWER AND VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST THREE HUNDRED FIFTY FEET; (2) AT LEAST ONE LIGHTED LAMP ON THE REAR, LOCATED BETWEEN THE CENTER AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY A RED OR AMBER FIXED OR FLASHING LIGHT VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED FEET; AND (3) REFLECTIVE MATERIAL UPON THE SHAFTS OF THE VEHICLE OR OTHER PARTS THEREOF WHICH SHALL NORMALLY PARALLEL THE BODY, HEAD OR LEGS OF THE HORSE PULLING SUCH VEHICLE. (B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to [horse-drawn carriages or carts or] police officers, peace officers or park rangers mounted on horseback. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10263-01-5
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