Assembly Actions -
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Mar 12, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6373
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 17th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S6373 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1229-e, V & T L
2025-S6373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6373 SPONSOR: CHAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the registration and licensing of vehicles that have the ability to travel over twenty-five miles per hour SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill establishes the legislative intent of this bill by outlining that unregistered and unlicensed vehicles pose an inherent threat to public safety, Section 2 amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section requiring the licensing and registration of vehicles capable of travel over twenty-five miles per hour. Section 3 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S6373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6373 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring the registration and licensing of vehicles that have the ability to travel over twenty-five miles per hour THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that unregistered and unlicensed vehicles can pose a threat to public safety and may be used for criminal activity. It is necessary to regulate the operation of vehicles on public roads and highways in order to ensure public safety and maintain the integrity of the transportation system. Vehicles that can travel over twenty-five miles per hour are capable of high-speed operation and may require special handling and safety considerations. § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1229-e to read as follows: § 1229-E. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES THAT TRAVEL OVER TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR. 1. ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF TRAVEL- ING OVER TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR SHALL BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OR ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND ISSUED A PLATE NUMBER BY THE DEPARTMENT. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A VEHICLE UNLESS SUCH VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND HAS A NUMBER PLATE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER WITH A NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. 2. SUCH NUMBER PLATES SHALL BE OF SUCH MATERIAL, FORM, DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS AND CONTAIN OR SET FORTH SUCH DISTINGUISHING NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION MARKS AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL BE AT ALL TIMES A MARKED CONTRAST BETWEEN THE COLOR OF THE NUMBER PLATES AND THAT OF THE NUMERALS OR LETTERS THEREON. 3. EACH SUCH NUMBER PLATE SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED AND SECURE- LY FASTENED ON THE VEHICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08970-02-5
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