Assembly Bill A968

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the study of aviation ownership and flight operations by the department of transportation

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9106
2023-2024: A3920

2025-A968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the study of aviation flight operations by the department of transportation; requires reporting.

2025-A968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    968
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to authorize the study of general aviation flight  operations  by
   the department of transportation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The department of transportation  is  hereby  authorized
 and  directed  to  study  and  review general aviation flight operations
 within the state of New York ("the  state").    Such  study  and  review
 shall:
   (a) identify trends in general aviation aircraft in the state, includ-
 ing  but  not  limited to the number of general aviation aircraft regis-
 tered in the state and the total number of general aviation flight oper-
 ations undertaken within the state;
   (b) compile information and statistics on:
   i. the number and causes of general aviation aircraft crashes, and the
 number of fatalities and personal injuries arising therefrom,  occurring
 within the state on an annual basis since 2018;
   ii. the estimated associated direct and indirect costs of such general
 aviation aircraft crashes;
   iii. the relative safety of general aviation flight operations in this
 state and in other states; and
   (c)  identify  measures  that  could be taken to improve the safety of
 general aviation flight operations within this state.
   2. No later than two years after the effective date of this  act,  the
 department of transportation shall submit to the governor, the temporary
 president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly a report on the
 study  and  review  of flight operations of general aviation aircraft as
 described in subdivision 1 of this section.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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