Senate Bill S8344

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8787
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §237 subs 13 & 12, rpld §239 sub 4, V & T L; add §3-b, amd §15, Chap 189 of 2013

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8344
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehicle
   and traffic law and the public officers law relating  to  establishing
   in  a  city  with  a population of one million or more a demonstration
   program implementing speed  violation  monitoring  systems  in  school
   speed zones by means of photo devices, in relation to making technical
   corrections  and  extending  such  provisions  related thereto; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the  vehicle  and  traffic  law  relating
   thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 13 of section 237 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  added  by  section  3  of  chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is
 REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 12 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as
 added by section 3-a of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is REPEALED.
   § 3. Chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehicle and traffic
 law  and  the public officers   law   relating to establishing in a city
 with a population of one million or more a demonstration program  imple-
 menting  speed  violation  monitoring  systems  in school speed zones by
 means of photo devices, is amended by adding a new section 3-b  to  read
 as follows:
   § 3-B. SECTION 237 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IS AMENDED BY ADDING
 A NEW SUBDIVISION 13 TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
   13.  TO  ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVI-
 SION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF  THIS
 CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-B OF THIS CHAP-
 TER.
   §  4.  Subdivision 4 of section 239 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by section 5-a of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is REPEALED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13319-01-5
              

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