Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6218: Amends the definition of all terrain vehicles to include certain vehicles of up to seventy inches long and 1500 pounds.
What A 6218 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law to clarify the definition of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). An ATV is defined as a self-propelled vehicle manufactured for sale primarily for off-highway use, with certain restrictions. The vehicle must not exceed 70 inches in width or 1,500 pounds dry weight. This definition excludes snowmobiles and other vehicles designed for off-highway use on snow or ice. The bill also specifies that the new definition will take effect 30 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6218
- What is the current status of A 6218?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6218 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 6218 pass?
- Not yet. A 6218 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6218, and where is it now?
- A 6218 was authored by Asm. Philip Palmesano with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Feb. 27, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 27, 2025 · 267 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6218 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the defi- nition of an all terrain vehicle or "ATV" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2281 of the vehi- 2 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of 1997, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (a) "All terrain vehicle" or "ATV" means any self-propelled vehicle 5 which is manufactured for sale for operation primarily on off-highway 6 trails or off-highway competitions and only incidentally operated on 7 public highways providing that such vehicle does not exceed seventy 8 inches in width, or one thousand five hundred pounds dry weight. 9 Provided, however, this definition shall not include a "snowmobile" or 10 other self-propelled vehicles manufactured for off-highway use exclu- 11 sively designed for travel on snow or ice, steered by skis or runners 12 and supported in whole or in part by one or more skis, belts or cleats 13 which utilize an endless belt tread. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06981-01-5
Text of A 6218 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions