Senate Bill S7194

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with stop signs in the village of Round Lake, county of Saratoga

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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-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7608
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1172-a, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L

2025-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the village of Round Lake, county of Saratoga to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to stop for a stop sign in such village.

2025-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7194
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 and the public officers law,
   in relation to owner liability for failure of an  operator  to  comply
   with  stop signs in the village of Round Lake, county of Saratoga; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1172-a to read as follows:
   § 1172-A. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF OPERATOR TO STOP FOR  A  STOP
 SIGN.  (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE VILLAGE OF
 ROUND LAKE, COUNTY OF SARATOGA, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  AND  EMPOWERED  TO
 ADOPT  AND  AMEND  A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY ON THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE FOR  FAIL-
 URE  OF  AN  OPERATOR THEREOF TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN IN SUCH VILLAGE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  DEMONSTRATION
 PROGRAM  SHALL  EMPOWER  SUCH  VILLAGE  TO INSTALL AND OPERATE STOP SIGN
 PHOTO VIOLATION MONITORING DEVICES AT NO MORE  THAN  FIVE  INTERSECTIONS
 WITHIN  AND  UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF  SUCH VILLAGE AT ANY ONE TIME;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE ONE OF THE TWO HIGHWAYS JOINING ONE ANOTH-
 ER AT SUCH INTERSECTION IS A STATE HIGHWAY MAINTAINED BY THE STATE, SUCH
 VILLAGE MAY INSTALL AND OPERATE SUCH STOP SIGN PHOTO VIOLATION  MONITOR-
 ING  DEVICE  IN  A  MANNER AFFECTING TRAFFIC PROCEEDING ALONG SUCH STATE
 HIGHWAY AT SUCH INTERSECTION IF IT HAS OBTAINED APPROVAL IN WRITING FROM
 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION
 MAY AT ANY TIME RESCIND OR MODIFY SUCH APPROVAL.
   2.  SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES TO
 ENSURE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT  PHOTOGRAPHS  PRODUCED  BY  SUCH
 STOP  SIGN  PHOTO  VIOLATION MONITORING DEVICES SHALL NOT INCLUDE IMAGES
 THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER, THE PASSENGERS, OR THE CONTENTS OF  THE  VEHI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11162-02-5
              

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