NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7955A

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 12, 2025	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
May 28, 2025	amended on third reading 7955a
May 22, 2025	advanced to third reading
May 21, 2025	2nd report cal.
May 20, 2025	1st report cal.1244
May 14, 2025	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 12, 2025 - Floor Vote
  S7955A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  4
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2025
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Baskin
      
      Borrello
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Bynoe
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chan
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fahy
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Martinez
      
      excused (4)
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      Ramos
      
      Sutton
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Brouk
  May 20, 2025 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S7955A
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: May 20, 2025
      
      aye (11)
      
      Bynoe
      
      Cooney
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Liu
      
      Mattera
      
      Oberacker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Griffo
      
      Martinez

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2025-S7955 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8703
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1174-a, V & T L

2025-S7955 - Summary

Relates to school bus stop-arm cameras and the adjudication of traffic infractions related thereto.

2025-S7955 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7955

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to school bus
stop-arm cameras

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation is intended clarify the adjudication process-of
violations issued pursuant to New York's stop-arm school bus and work
zone speed camera programs.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision h of section 1174-a of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, to clarify adjudication processes for violations issued for
the school bus stop-arm camera program

Section 2 amends subdivision h of section 1180-e of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, to clarify adjudication processes for violations issued for

the work zone speed camera program

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York in 2019 established the ability for localities to utilize a
camera system to catch drivers illegally passing school buses while
discharging passengers. In 2021, New York established a similar program
to utilize a camera system to catch drivers illegally speeding in work
zones. However, confusion still exists over which local courts adjudi-
cate these violations, leading to some violations not being calendared
by local courts to be heard. This bill will clarify what process local
courts must utilize in these situations, timelines that must be
followed, and rules of the court to be followed.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

No negative impacts anticipated.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that amendments made to
the various existing sections of law shall not affect the repeal of such
section as prescribed by current law.

2025-S7955 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7955
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 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  school  bus
   stop-arm cameras
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the vehicle and  traf-
 fic law, as added by chapter 145 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (h)  Adjudication of the liability imposed upon owners by this section
 shall be by a traffic violations bureau established pursuant to  section
 three  hundred  seventy of the general municipal law where the violation
 occurred or, if there be none, by the  court  having  jurisdiction  over
 traffic  infractions where the violation occurred, except that if a city
 has  established  an  administrative  tribunal  to  hear  and  determine
 complaints  of  traffic  infractions  constituting  parking, standing or
 stopping violations such city may, by local law, authorize such  adjudi-
 cation  by  such  tribunal.  FOR COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS WHERE  THE  VIOLATION  OCCURRED  THAT  ADJUDICATE  LIABILITY
 IMPOSED  UPON  OWNERS  BY  THIS  SECTION,  A NOTICE OF LIABILITY VALIDLY
 IMPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (G)  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 VALID  FOR  PURPOSES  OF SUCH COURT ADJUDICATING SUCH LIABILITY AS IF IT
 WAS A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET OR SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, AND SUCH
 COURT SHALL ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT  WITH
 SECTIONS  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,
 PROVIDED THAT SUBSEQUENT JUDICIAL REVIEW MAY BE SOUGHT PURSUANT TO ARTI-
 CLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND  RULES.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION,  SUCH COURTS MAY ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY
 REMOTELY.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13099-01-5
 S. 7955                             2

   § 2. Subdivision (h) of section 1180-e of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as added by chapter 421 of the laws of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (h)  Adjudication of the liability imposed upon owners of this section
 shall be by a traffic violations bureau established pursuant to  section
 three  hundred  seventy of the general municipal law where the violation
 occurred or, if there be none, by the  court  having  jurisdiction  over
 traffic  infractions where the violation occurred, except that if a city
 has  established  an  administrative  tribunal  to  hear  and  determine
 complaints  of  traffic  infractions  constituting  parking, standing or
 stopping violations such city may, by local law, authorize such  adjudi-
 cation  by  such  tribunal.  FOR COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS WHERE  THE  VIOLATION  OCCURRED  THAT  ADJUDICATE  LIABILITY
 IMPOSED  UPON  OWNERS  BY  THIS  SECTION,  A NOTICE OF LIABILITY VALIDLY
 IMPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (G)  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 VALID  FOR  PURPOSES  OF SUCH COURT ADJUDICATING SUCH LIABILITY AS IF IT
 WAS A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET OR SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, AND SUCH
 COURT SHALL ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT  WITH
 SECTIONS  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,
 PROVIDED THAT SUBSEQUENT JUDICIAL REVIEW MAY BE SOUGHT PURSUANT TO ARTI-
 CLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND  RULES.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION,  SUCH COURTS MAY ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY
 REMOTELY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that:
   (a) the amendments to subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the vehicle
 and traffic law made by section one of this act  shall  not  affect  the
 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
   (b) the amendments to subdivision (h) of section 1180-e of the vehicle
 and  traffic  law  made  by section two of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8703
Current Committee:: Assembly Codes
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1174-a, V & T L

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school bus stop-arm cameras and the adjudication of traffic infractions related thereto.

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7955A

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to school bus
stop-arm cameras

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation is intended clarify the adjudication process-of
violations issued pursuant to New York's stop-arm school bus and work
zone speed camera programs.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision h of section 1174-a of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, to clarify adjudication processes for violations issued for
the school bus stop-arm camera program

Section 2 amends subdivision h of section 1180-e of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, to clarify adjudication processes for violations issued for

the work zone speed camera program

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York in 2019 established the ability for localities to utilize a
camera system to catch drivers illegally passing school buses while
discharging passengers. In 2021, New York established a similar program
to utilize a camera system to catch drivers illegally speeding in work
zones. However, confusion still exists over which local courts adjudi-
cate these violations, leading to some violations not being calendared
by local courts to be heard. This bill will clarify what process local
courts must utilize in these situations, timelines that must be
followed, and rules of the court to be followed.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

No negative impacts anticipated.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that amendments made to
the various existing sections of law shall not affect the repeal of such
section as prescribed by current law.

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7955--A
     Cal. No. 1244
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  school  bus
   stop-arm cameras
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the vehicle and  traf-
 fic law, as added by chapter 145 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (h)  Adjudication of the liability imposed upon owners by this section
 shall be by a traffic violations bureau established pursuant to  section
 three  hundred  seventy of the general municipal law where the violation
 occurred or, if there be none, by the  court  having  jurisdiction  over
 traffic  infractions where the violation occurred, except that if a city
 has  established  an  administrative  tribunal  to  hear  and  determine
 complaints  of  traffic  infractions  constituting  parking, standing or
 stopping violations such city may, by local law, authorize such  adjudi-
 cation  by  such  tribunal.  FOR COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER TRAFFIC
 INFRACTIONS WHERE  THE  VIOLATION  OCCURRED  THAT  ADJUDICATE  LIABILITY
 IMPOSED  UPON  OWNERS  BY  THIS  SECTION,  A NOTICE OF LIABILITY VALIDLY
 IMPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (G)  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 VALID  FOR  PURPOSES  OF SUCH COURT ADJUDICATING SUCH LIABILITY AS IF IT
 WAS A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET OR SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATION, AND SUCH
 COURT SHALL ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY IN A MANNER NOT INCONSISTENT  WITH
 SECTIONS  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,
 PROVIDED THAT SUBSEQUENT JUDICIAL REVIEW MAY BE SOUGHT PURSUANT TO ARTI-
 CLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND  RULES.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13099-02-5

 S. 7955--A                          2
 
 ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION,  SUCH COURTS MAY ADJUDICATE SUCH LIABILITY
 REMOTELY.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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Senate Bill S7955A

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Jun 12, 2025 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2025

May 20, 2025 - Transportation Committee Vote

Transportation Committee Vote: May 20, 2025

Bill Amendments

2025-S7955 - Details

2025-S7955 - Summary

2025-S7955 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7955 - Bill Text download pdf

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jeremy Cooney

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

2025-S7955 - Details

2025-S7955 - Summary

2025-S7955 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7955 - Bill Text download pdf

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7955A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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