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A 5768: Requires that vehicles yield the right of way to multi-use trails that cross roadways.
What A 5768 does, verified April 21, 2026
The proposed law aims to clarify the right of way for all trail users, including bicyclists, in crosswalks where a multi-use trail crosses a roadway. A vehicle traveling on a roadway in a crosswalk must yield to any user of the multi-use trail crossing the roadway. This includes bicyclists, who are subject to the same limitations as pedestrians for crossing a roadway in a contiguous crosswalk. The law defines a multi-use trail as a trail established for recreation and transportation use by pedestrians, bicyclists, and others, regardless of the entity that owns or maintains it. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5768
- What is the current status of A 5768?
- As of April 21, 2026, A 5768 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 5768 pass?
- Not yet. A 5768 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5768, and where is it now?
- A 5768 was authored by Asm. William Magnarelli with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 331 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5768 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to clarifying that all trail users, including bicyclists, have right of way in crosswalks wherever the multi-use trail crosses a roadway The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1151 of the vehicle and traffic law, is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) Wherever a multi-use trail crosses a roadway, a vehicle shall 4 yield the right of way to any user of such multi-use trail crossing such 5 roadway within a crosswalk on such roadway upon which such vehicle is 6 traveling. Any user of a multi-use trail, including a bicyclist, shall 7 be subject to the same limitations placed on pedestrians pursuant to 8 this section for the purposes of crossing a roadway in a crosswalk that 9 is contiguous to such multi-use trail. For the purposes of this subdivi- 10 sion, the term "multi-use trail" shall mean a trail established pursuant 11 to section twenty-two of the highway law by the department of transpor- 12 tation or established by the office of parks, recreation and historic 13 preservation, the department of environmental conservation, the New York 14 State Canal Corporation, the Hudson River Valley Greenway, or any other 15 state agency or an affiliate or subsidiary of a state agency, or a coun- 16 ty, city, town, village, or private entity for recreation and transpor- 17 tation use by pedestrians, bicyclists, and/or others utilizing non-mo- 18 torized transport. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09139-01-5
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