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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8344
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 4, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehicle
and traffic law and the public officers law relating to establishing
in a city with a population of one million or more a demonstration
program implementing speed violation monitoring systems in school
speed zones by means of photo devices, in relation to making technical
corrections and extending such provisions related thereto; and to
repeal certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic law relating
thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by section 3 of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is
REPEALED.
§ 2. Subdivision 12 of section 237 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by section 3-a of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is REPEALED.
§ 3. Chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehicle and traffic
law and the public officers law relating to establishing in a city
with a population of one million or more a demonstration program imple-
menting speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones by
means of photo devices, is amended by adding a new section 3-b to read
as follows:
§ 3-B. SECTION 237 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW IS AMENDED BY ADDING
A NEW SUBDIVISION 13 TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
13. TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVI-
SION (B), (C), (D), (F) OR (G) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THIS
CHAPTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-B OF THIS CHAP-
TER.
§ 4. Subdivision 4 of section 239 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by section 5-a of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, is REPEALED.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 5. Section 15 of chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, amending the vehi-
cle and traffic law and the public officers law relating to establishing
in a city with a population of one million or more a demonstration
program implementing speed violation monitoring systems in school speed
zones by means of photo devices, the opening paragraph as amended by
chapter 229 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
§ 15. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law [and]; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SECTIONS THREE-B, FIVE,
TEN, THIRTEEN AND FOURTEEN shall expire and be deemed repealed July 1,
[2025] 2030; and provided further that any rules necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
or before such effective date[, provided that:
(a) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 235 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expira-
tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section one-a of this act shall take
effect;
(b) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
by section one-a of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
provisions of section one-b of this act shall take effect;
(c) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
by section one-b of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
provisions of section one-c of this act shall take effect;
(d) the amendments to section 235 of the vehicle and traffic law made
by section one-c of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the
provisions of section one-d of this act shall take effect;
(e) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expira-
tion of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section two-a of this act shall take
effect;
(f) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section two-a of this act shall not affect the expi-
ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section two-b of this act shall take
effect;
(g) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 236 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section two-b of this act shall not affect the expi-
ration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section two-c of this act shall take
effect;
(h) the amendments to subdivision 12 of section 237 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section three of this act shall not affect the
repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith,
when upon such date the provisions of section three-a of this act shall
take effect;
(h-1) the amendments to subdivision 11 of section 237 of the vehicle
and traffic law made by section three-a of this act shall not affect the
expiration and reversion of such subdivision and shall be deemed
repealed therewith;
(i) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section four of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
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therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-a of this
act shall take effect;
(j) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-a of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-b of this
act shall take effect;
(k) the amendments to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 239 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section four-b of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section four-c of this
act shall take effect;
(l) the amendments to subdivision 4 of section 239 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section five of this act shall not affect the repeal
of such subdivision and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith, when
upon such date the provisions of section five-a of this act shall take
effect;
(m) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
vehicle and traffic law made by section six of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
with, when upon such date the provisions of section six-a of this act
shall take effect;
(n) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
vehicle and traffic law made by section six-a of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-b of this
act shall take effect;
(o) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 240 of the
vehicle and traffic law made by section six-b of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-c of this
act shall take effect;
(p) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section seven of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section
seven-a of this act shall take effect;
(q) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section seven-a of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section
seven-b of this act shall take effect;
(r) the amendments to paragraphs a and g of subdivision 2 of section
240 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section seven-b of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraphs and shall be deemed
to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section
seven-c of this act shall take effect;
(s) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law made by section eight of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
with, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-a of this act
shall take effect;
(t) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law made by section eight-a of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
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with, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-b of this act
shall take effect;
(u) the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 241 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law made by section eight-b of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such subdivisions and shall be deemed to expire there-
with, when upon such date the provisions of section eight-c of this act
shall take effect;
(v) the amendments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision
5-a of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall
be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of
section nine-a of this act shall take effect;
(w) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine-a of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section nine-b of this
act shall take effect;
(x) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section nine-b of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section nine-c of this
act shall take effect;
(y) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section eleven of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith,
when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-a of this act shall
take effect;
(z) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and
traffic law made by section eleven-a of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith,
when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-b of this act shall
take effect;
(aa) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle
and traffic law made by section eleven-b of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire there-
with, when upon such date the provisions of section eleven-c of this act
shall take effect;
(bb) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
of the vehicle and traffic law made by section twelve of this act shall
not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-a
of this act shall take effect; and
(cc) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
of the vehicle and traffic law made by section twelve-a of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-b
of this act shall take effect; and
(dd) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 1809-e
of the vehicle and traffic law made by section twelve-b of this act
shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to
expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section twelve-c
of this act shall take effect].
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.