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Senate Bill S9234

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the department of transportation to mark certain potholes during paving projects

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2025-S9234 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-116.1, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S9234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of transportation to mark any pothole deeper than one inch located in the area of any street paving project undertaken by the department with fluorescent paint.

2025-S9234 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9234
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to requiring the department of transportation to mark certain
   potholes during paving projects
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 19-116.1 to read as follows:
   §  19-116.1  MARKING  OF  POTHOLES  DURING PAVING PROJECTS. DURING ANY
 STREET PAVING PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 MARK ANY POTHOLE DEEPER THAN ONE INCH LOCATED WITHIN THE  AREA  OF  SUCH
 PAVING PROJECT WITH FLUORESCENT PAINT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13725-01-5

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