NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8344

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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

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8344

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To renew New York City's school zone speed camera program

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Sections one through four make technical changes to the vehicle and
traffic law.

Section five extends the authority for NYC to operate a school zones
speed camera program through July 1st, 2030.

Section six sets an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Speeding motorists continue to put bikers, pedestrians, and other vehi-
cles in unnecessary danger in New York City. The New York City Depart-
ment of Transportation (NYC DOT) reports that the risk of pedestrian
death from being struck by a speeding vehicle increases from 5% at a
speed of 20 miles per hour to 45% at a speed of 30 miles per hour. From
2001 to 2023, more than 200 people were killed in crashes within the
five boroughs where speeding was a major contributing factor, and speed-
ing often goes hand in hand with other reckless behavior like red light
running.

Chapter 189 of the Laws of 2013 established a five-year demonstration
program to allow a small amount of speed safety cameras to be used near
schools in New York City at certain hours of the day. This law was
renewed and expanded most recently with the passage of Chapter 229 of
2022, which eliminated the restriction that only allowed cameras to
operate between the hours of 6:00am and 10:00pm during the week after
DOT reported steep declines in speeding infractions in locations where
speed safety cameras had been installed, benefitting all pedestrians and
other road users in the surrounding area and not simply schoolchildren
in the mornings and afternoons.

In its latest annual report on the program, DOT reports that speeding in
locations with cameras has fallen by a stunning 94% on average, result-
ing in record-low levels of pedestrian deaths. Seventy-four percent of
drivers receive no more than one or two tickets a year, suggesting that
the cameras are efective at deterring repeat behavior, and school zones
with speed cameras in NYC saw 14% fewer injuries and fatalities than
control locations without cameras. In 2023, more than 97% of tickets
were issued to drivers going between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 50%
of tickets were issued to vehicles with registrations outside of New
York City and not to local residents.  This bill renews New York City's
wildly successful school zone speed camera program until July of 2030.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate

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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   § 5. Section 15 of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehi-
 cle 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, the opening paragraph as amended by
 chapter 229 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 15. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall
 have become a law [and]; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS THREE-B, FIVE,
 TEN,  THIRTEEN  AND FOURTEEN shall expire and be deemed repealed July 1,
 [2025] 2030; and provided further  that  any  rules  necessary  for  the
 implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
 or before such effective date[, provided that:
   (a)  the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 235 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expira-
 tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire  therewith,  when
 upon  such  date  the provisions of section one-a of this act shall take
 effect;
   (b) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law  made
 by  section  one-a  of  this act shall not affect the expiration of such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section one-b of this act shall take effect;
   (c) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law  made
 by  section  one-b  of  this act shall not affect the expiration of such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section one-c of this act shall take effect;
   (d) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law  made
 by  section  one-c  of  this act shall not affect the expiration of such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section one-d of this act shall take effect;
   (e) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle  and
 traffic law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expira-
 tion  of  such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section two-a of this  act  shall  take
 effect;
   (f)  the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section two-a of this act shall not affect the expi-
 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section two-b of this  act  shall  take
 effect;
   (g)  the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section two-b of this act shall not affect the expi-
 ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
 upon such date the provisions of section two-c of this  act  shall  take
 effect;
   (h) the amendments to subdivision 12 of section 237 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law  made  by  section  three  of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith,
 when upon such date the provisions of section three-a of this act  shall
 take effect;
   (h-1)  the  amendments to subdivision 11 of section 237 of the vehicle
 and traffic law made by section three-a of this act shall not affect the
 expiration and  reversion  of  such  subdivision  and  shall  be  deemed
 repealed therewith;
   (i)  the  amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four of this act  shall  not
 affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
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 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-a of  this
 act shall take effect;
   (j)  the  amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-a of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when upon such date the provisions of section four-b of this
 act shall take effect;
   (k) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section  239  of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-b of this act shall not
 affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-c of  this
 act shall take effect;
   (l)  the amendments to subdivision 4 of section 239 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section five of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such subdivision and shall be deemed to be repealed  therewith,  when
 upon  such  date the provisions of section five-a of this act shall take
 effect;
   (m) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of  section  240  of  the
 vehicle and traffic law made by section six of this act shall not affect
 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
 with,  when  upon  such date the provisions of section six-a of this act
 shall take effect;
   (n) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of  section  240  of  the
 vehicle  and  traffic  law  made  by section six-a of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-b  of  this
 act shall take effect;
   (o)  the  amendments  to  subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
 vehicle and traffic law made by section six-b  of  this  act  shall  not
 affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section six-c of this
 act shall take effect;
   (p) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2  of  section
 240  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law made by section seven of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall  be  deemed
 to  expire  therewith,  when  upon  such  date the provisions of section
 seven-a of this act shall take effect;
   (q) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2  of  section
 240  of  the vehicle and traffic law made by section seven-a of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall  be  deemed
 to  expire  therewith,  when  upon  such  date the provisions of section
 seven-b of this act shall take effect;
   (r) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2  of  section
 240  of  the vehicle and traffic law made by section seven-b of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall  be  deemed
 to  expire  therewith,  when  upon  such  date the provisions of section
 seven-c of this act shall take effect;
   (s) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law made by section eight of this act shall  not  affect
 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
 with,  when upon such date the provisions of section eight-a of this act
 shall take effect;
   (t) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law made by section eight-a of this act shall not affect
 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
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 with, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-b of this  act
 shall take effect;
   (u) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law made by section eight-b of this act shall not affect
 the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
 with,  when upon such date the provisions of section eight-c of this act
 shall take effect;
   (v) the amendments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision
 5-a  of  section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine
 of this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and  shall
 be  deemed  to  expire  therewith, when upon such date the provisions of
 section nine-a of this act shall take effect;
   (w) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine-a of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when upon such date the provisions of section nine-b of this
 act shall take effect;
   (x) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine-b of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when upon such date the provisions of section nine-c of this
 act shall take effect;
   (y) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section eleven of this  act  shall  not  affect  the
 expiration  of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith,
 when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-a of this act shall
 take effect;
   (z) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section eleven-a of this act shall  not  affect  the
 expiration  of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith,
 when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-b of this act shall
 take effect;
   (aa) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809  of  the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law  made by section eleven-b of this act shall not affect
 the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire  there-
 with, when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-c of this act
 shall take effect;
   (bb)  the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section twelve of this act  shall
 not  affect  the  expiration  of  such  paragraph and shall be deemed to
 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-a
 of this act shall take effect; and
   (cc) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section  1809-e
 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law made by section twelve-a of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-b
 of this act shall take effect; and
   (dd) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section  1809-e
 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law made by section twelve-b of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
 expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-c
 of this act shall take effect].
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S8344

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2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Andrew Gounardes

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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