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A 4902: Decreases the prohibited area of parking around a fire hydrant from fifteen to ten feet to reduce parking congestion in heavily populated areas.
What A 4902 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the vehicle and traffic law to relax parking restrictions near fire hydrants. Currently, no person can stop, stand, or park a vehicle within a certain distance of a fire hydrant unless the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator or chauffeur who can immediately move the vehicle in case of an emergency. The proposed change allows for parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs, markings, or parking meters. The changes will take effect thirty days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4902
- What is the current status of A 4902?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4902 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 transportation".
- Did A 4902 pass?
- Not yet. A 4902 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4902, and where is it now?
- A 4902 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 221 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4902 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to decreasing the prohibited distance of parking near a fire hydrant The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (b) of section 1202 of the vehi- 2 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 2006, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within [fifteen] ten 5 feet of a fire hydrant except when such vehicle is attended by a 6 licensed operator or chauffeur who is seated in the front seat and who 7 can immediately move such vehicle in case of emergency, unless a differ- 8 ent distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking meters. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07679-01-5
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