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A 6422: Relates to penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle.
What A 6422 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to increase penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will amend its rules and regulations to assign 5 points to a person's driving record if they are convicted or plead guilty to violating certain sections of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. This new penalty will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6422
- What is the current status of A 6422?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6422 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 6422 pass?
- Not yet. A 6422 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6422, and where is it now?
- A 6422 was authored by Asm. Gabriella Romero with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 166 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6422 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO, COLTON, R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT in relation to penalties for striking a pedestrian crossing a street while operating a motor vehicle The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of the department of motor vehicles is 2 hereby directed to amend and/or adopt rules and regulations to provide 3 that any person who is convicted or enters a guilty plea of violating 4 section 1151 and/or 1151-a of the vehicle and traffic law shall receive 5 5 points on such person's driving record. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00530-01-5
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