Senate Bill S4672

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires signage on state highways designating where there are zero-emission charging and refueling stations nearby

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S4672 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §88, Hway L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8951

2025-S4672 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires signage on state highways designating where there is a zero-emission charging and refueling station that is open and available to the public within three miles of an exit or off-ramp.

2025-S4672 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4672
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. JACKSON, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to installing zero-emission
   charging and refueling station signs on New York state highways

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  88 of the highway law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
   12-A. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT,  UPON  FEDERAL
 APPROVAL  IF NECESSARY, AN OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL SIGN PROGRAM TO
 PROVIDE DIRECTIONAL  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE  ZERO-EMISSION  VEHICLE  CHARGING AND REFUELING STATIONS. SUCH
 PROGRAM MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS DIRECTIONAL  SIGN
 PROGRAM  IMPLEMENTED  BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWELVE
 OF THIS SECTION. THE OFFICIAL  BUSINESS  ZERO-EMISSION  VEHICLE  STATION
 DIRECTIONAL  SIGN  PROGRAM GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION AND
 MAINTENANCE OF SIGNAGE DESIGNATING WHERE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE  ZERO-EMIS-
 SION  VEHICLE  CHARGING  AND REFUELING STATIONS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THREE
 MILES OF A ROADWAY EXIT OR OFF-RAMP IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  MANUAL  ON
 UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
   (B)  THE  OFFICIAL  BUSINESS ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE STATION DIRECTIONAL
 SIGN PROGRAM SHALL BE INTEGRATED WITH, BUT NOT LIMITED  BY,  INFORMATION
 CENTERS  PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION TO MAXIMIZE THE
 INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SPECIFIC  INTEREST  OF  THE  TRAVELING
 PUBLIC.
   (C)  THE  INSTALLATION OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE CHARGING AND REFUELING
 STATION SIGNAGE SHALL ONLY OCCUR DURING THE REGULAR  COURSE  OF  MAINTE-
 NANCE FOR EXISTING SIGNAGE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEEK TO SPEED FEDERAL
 APPROVAL OF THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL SIGN
 PROGRAM IF SUCH APPROVAL IS NECESSARY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09365-01-5
 S. 4672                             2

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