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A 4305: Prohibits grass clippings from being thrown or deposited upon any highway.
What A 4305 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to protect the state's highways from various hazards. It prohibits the throwing or depositing of objects that could cause harm to people, animals, or vehicles on the road. These objects include glass bottles, nails, tacks, wire, cans, and grass clippings. The law change will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Feb. 04, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 173 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4305 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE, GALLAHAN, DeSTEFANO, MIKULIN, DAVILA, LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting grass clippings from being thrown or deposited upon any highway 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 1219 of the vehicle and traffic 2 law is amended to read as follows: 3 (a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass 4 bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, grass clippings, snow or any 5 other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon 6 such highway. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08439-01-5
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