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Senate transportation committee advances 19 bills, mostly highway dedications and vehicle law changes

May 20, 2025 | Transportation, Standing Committee, Senate, Legislative, New York


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Senate transportation committee advances 19 bills, mostly highway dedications and vehicle law changes
The Senate Standing Committee on Transportation convened (quorum present) to consider 19 bills; committee members advanced each bill either by reporting it out or referring it to the appropriate next committee. Many items were ceremonial highway dedications; other bills address vehicle and traffic law, public-authority oversight, and transportation signage.

Key committee actions (motions and outcomes are from the committee transcript):

- S.14 (Scoofus): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion of the state highway system as the Detective Bridal C. Moulkeen Memorial Bridge. Motion moved by Senator Luz; seconded by Senator Oberacker. Outcome: reported.

- S.516A (Passat): Amend Vehicle and Traffic Law to require motor vehicle repair shops to disclose certain information to customers. Motion moved by Senator Allu; seconded by Senator Oberacker. Outcome: reported.

- S.2329 (Rivera): Amend Vehicle and Traffic Law to require review of motor vehicle repair shop applicants to include community input. Motion moved by Senator Luz; seconded by Senator Bridal. Outcome: reported.

- S.4045B (Gounardis): Require installation of intelligent speed-assist devices for repeated violations and maximum speed limits. Motion moved by Senator Luz; seconded by Senator Bayhneux. Outcome: advanced and referred to the Codes Committee (separate article covers this bill in detail).

- S.4672A (Jackson): Amend Highway Law to install zero-emission charging and refueling station signs on New York State highways. Motion moved by Senator Liu; seconded by Senator Matera. Outcome: reported.

- S.5161 (Comrade): Amend Public Authorities Law to direct the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Transit Authority to ensure proper operation of security cameras at subway stations and issue reports. Motion moved by Senator Liu; seconded by Senator Oberacker. Outcome: referred to Finance.

- S.5688 (Chair Cooney): Amend Vehicle and Traffic Law to establish fixed fees for purchase of registration lists and title information. Motion moved by Senator Liu; seconded by Senator Matera. Outcome: referred to Finance.

- S.6265 (Chris Ryan): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion of the state highway system as the Lieutenant Donald R. Hill Memorial Highway. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: reported.

- S.6829A (Fahey): Amend Highway Law to dedicate a portion of the state highway system to C.W.2 and New York State Trooper John M. Gracia III. Motion moved by Senator Matera; seconded. Outcome: reported.

- S.6930 (Hawkem): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion as the Westchester Purple Heart Highway. Motion moved by Senator Griffo; seconded by Senator Liu. Outcome: reported.

- S.6952 (Sanders): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion as the Port Authority Police Officers Arthur M. Anser Jr. and William J. Lee Memorial Bridge. Motion moved by Senator Liu; seconded by Senator Oberacker. Outcome: reported.

- S.7002 (Sepulveda): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion as the General Colin Powell Memorial Highway. Motion moved by Senator Griffo; seconded by Senator Liu. Outcome: reported.

- S.7362 (Scoopis): Amend Highway Law to designate a portion as the Jack Barletta Memorial Highway. Motion moved by Senator Allouz; seconded by Senator Byno. Outcome: reported.

- S.7706 (Griffo): Amend Highway Law to dedicate a portion in Oneida County to Officer Michael E. Jensen. Motion moved; seconded by Senator Liu. Outcome: reported.

- S.7779 (Fernandez): Create a distinctive license plate for veterans. Motion moved by Senator Byno; seconded by Senator De Lu. Outcome: recorded/reported.

- S.7835 (Scoopf): Amend Highway Law to dedicate a portion of the state highway system in the Village of Unionsville as the Appalachian Trail Highway. Motion moved by Senator Luz; seconded by Senator Byno. Outcome: reported.

- S.7955 (Chair Cooney): Amend Vehicle and Traffic Law in relation to school bus stop-arm cameras. Motion moved by Senator Lehi; seconded by Senator Oberacker. Outcome: reported.

Procedure and voting notes: motions were typically moved and seconded by committee members; most bills were "reported" from the committee (a procedural term indicating the bill will move forward), while some were referred to Finance or Codes for additional consideration. The transcript records occasional AWR votes (for example, a recorded AWR by Senator Martinez on S.5688 and AWRs on other bills) but does not provide a complete numeric roll call for every item.

The committee concluded its agenda after advancing the 19 items and the chair thanked senators and staff.

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