Senate Bill S7026

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands eligibility for participation in the pre-licensing course internet pilot program

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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-S7026 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §399-s, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9502

2025-S7026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility for participation in the pre-licensing course internet pilot program; and extends such provisions of law from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2030.

2025-S7026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7026
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  eligibility
   for participation in the pre-licensing course internet pilot program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 399-s of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 section 3 of part ZZ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  399-s.  Pilot  program  scope  and duration. The commissioner shall
 conduct a pilot program designed to evaluate utilizing the internet  for
 delivering an approved pre-licensing course required by subparagraph (i)
 of paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section five hundred two of this
 chapter,  by permitting qualified applicants to participate in the pilot
 program from June thirtieth, two thousand twenty to June thirtieth,  two
 thousand  [twenty-five] THIRTY.   [Provided that applicants for class DJ
 and class MJ licenses shall not be eligible to participate in such pilot
 program.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to section 399-s of the vehicle and traffic law made by
 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11396-01-5

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