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A 7317: Relates to operation of an authorized emergency vehicle.
What A 7317 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law to allow authorized emergency vehicles to operate in any manner necessary to engage in emergency operations, disregarding standard directions of movement or turning regulations. This change is intended to facilitate emergency responses and ensure the safety of emergency responders. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
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 7317
- What is the current status of A 7317?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7317 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 7317 pass?
- Not yet. A 7317 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7317, and where is it now?
- A 7317 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 168 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7317 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 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 operation of an authorized emergency vehicle The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision (b) of section 1104 of the vehi- 2 cle and traffic law is amended and a new paragraph 5 is added to read as 3 follows: 4 4. Disregard regulations governing directions of movement or turning 5 in specified directions[.]; 6 5. Operate an authorized emergency vehicle in any manner necessary to 7 engage in an emergency operation. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11009-01-5
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