A 7238: Prohibits the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street.
The bill proposes to prohibit the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street. A fully concealed vehicle is defined as a vehicle covered with an opaque material where the license plate, vehicle identification number, registration, and other identifying information, and all windows are not visible. The bill makes the parking or storing of such a vehicle strictly prohibited. If a vehicle is parked in violation of this section, it shall be subject to immediate impound and towing to a location where safety concerns regarding the vehicle can be determined. Municipalities are authorized to impose penalties for violating this section, which may include the cost of towing the vehicle. If the vehicle is deemed to be of no safety threat, it shall be released subject to satisfaction of all sanctions imposed by local authorities.
- What is the current status of A 7238?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7238 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 7238 pass?
- Not yet. A 7238 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7238, and where is it now?
- A 7238 was authored by Asm. Monique Chandler-Waterman. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to transportation |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7238 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting the parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public street The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1229-e to read as follows: 3 § 1229-e. Prohibition of a fully concealed vehicle parked on a public 4 street. (1) For the purposes of this section, "fully concealed vehicle" 5 shall mean a vehicle covered with an opaque material where the license 6 plate, the vehicle identification number, vehicle registration and other 7 identifying information, and all windows are not visible. 8 (2) The parking or storing of a fully concealed vehicle on a public 9 street shall be strictly prohibited. 10 (3) Any vehicle parked on a public street in violation of this section 11 shall be subject to immediate impound and towing to a location where the 12 safety concerns regarding the vehicle shall be determined. 13 (4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any 14 municipality of this state, acting through its local legislative body, 15 is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, rules 16 and ordinances, in accordance with the provisions of this section, in 17 order to impose a penalty for violating this section, which may include, 18 but not be limited to, the cost of towing the vehicle. 19 (5) If the vehicle and its contents are determined to be of no safety 20 threat, the vehicle shall be released subject to satisfaction of all 21 sanctions imposed by local authorities for the release of the vehicle. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08031-01-5