Senate Bill S6552

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of green lights on snow plows

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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-S6552 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L

2025-S6552 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires green lights on municipal snowplows to face in the rear direction; restricts the use of green lights or a combination of green and amber lights on privately-owned vehicles utilized for ice and snow removal; prohibits the use of a device displaying combination green and white flashing lights on privately-owned vehicles utilized for ice and snow removal.

2025-S6552 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6552
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 the  use  of
   flashing green lights on snow plows
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph c of paragraph 5 of subdivision 41 of  section
 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 71 of the laws
 of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (c)(i)  In  addition  to  the  amber  light authorized to be displayed
 pursuant to paragraph three of this subdivision, one or more REAR-FACING
 green lights or combination green and amber lights may be affixed  to  a
 hazard  vehicle  designed for ice and snow removal owned and operated by
 the state or by a county, city, town or village.  Such  green  light  or
 lights  may  be  displayed on a hazard vehicle designed for ice and snow
 removal owned and operated by the state or by a county,  city,  town  or
 village  when  such  vehicle  is engaged in a hazardous operation and is
 also displaying the amber light  or  lights  required  to  be  displayed
 during  a hazardous operation pursuant to paragraph three of this subdi-
 vision.  GREEN LIGHTS OR COMBINATION GREEN AND AMBER  LIGHTS  AUTHORIZED
 BY THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE DISPLAYED AND DIRECTED ONLY IN A REAR-FAC-
 ING  MANNER.  Nothing  contained in this subparagraph shall be deemed to
 authorize the use of green lights on hazard vehicles  designed  for  ice
 and  snow  removal owned and operated by the state or by a county, city,
 town or village unless such hazard vehicles also  display  one  or  more
 amber lights as otherwise authorized in this subdivision.
   (ii)  (A)  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 AUTHORIZE THE USE OF:
   (1) GREEN LIGHTS OR  A  COMBINATION  OF  GREEN  AND  AMBER  LIGHTS  ON
 PRIVATELY-OWNED  VEHICLES  UTILIZED FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL UNLESS SUCH
 VEHICLES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PARTY TO A  WRITTEN  CONTRACT  WITH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10919-01-5

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