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A 3172: Relates to reckless driving; relates to culpability regarding criminal homicide involving the use of a motor vehicle.
What A 3172 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to strengthen penalties for reckless driving and criminal negligence involving motor vehicles. It defines reckless driving as operating a vehicle in a manner that unreasonably interferes with public use or endangers users, and makes it a misdemeanor offense. Additionally, the law introduces a new section that holds individuals criminally negligent while driving as responsible for homicides or assaults, if they were recklessly driving at the time of the incident. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3172
- What is the current status of A 3172?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3172 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 3172 pass?
- Not yet. A 3172 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3172, and where is it now?
- A 3172 was authored by Asm. Linda Rosenthal. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 365 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3172 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to reckless driving; and to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal negli- gence involving the use of a motor vehicle The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1212 of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as amended by chapter 436 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (a) Reckless driving shall mean driving or using any motor vehicle, 5 motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power other than muscu- 6 lar power or any appliance or accessory thereof in a manner which (1) 7 unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public high- 8 way or any parking lot, or (2) unreasonably endangers users of the 9 public highway or any parking lot, or (3) is reckless within the meaning 10 of section 15.05 of the penal law. [Reckless] All such driving is 11 prohibited. Every person violating this provision shall be guilty of a 12 misdemeanor. 13 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 15.07 to read as 14 follows: 15 § 15.07 Culpability; criminal negligence involving the use of a motor 16 vehicle. 17 Notwithstanding section 15.05 of this article, a person may be found 18 to have acted with criminal negligence involving the use of a motor 19 vehicle with respect to a homicide, as defined under section 125.10 of 20 this chapter, or an assault, as defined under section 120.00 of this 21 chapter, if it is established that such person was recklessly driving, 22 as defined under section twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and traf- 23 fic law. 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05878-01-5
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