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A 8688: Requires operators of motor vehicles to yield the right of way upon the immediate approach of a vehicle displaying a green or blue light.
What A 8688 does, verified August 19, 2026
The bill aims to modify the Vehicle and Traffic Law to improve safety on roads when emergency vehicles or vehicles displaying a green or blue light approach. The law will require all drivers to yield to these vehicles and stop if they are approaching. Drivers of other vehicles must immediately move to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, or to the edge of a one-way roadway with three or more lanes, clear of intersections, and remain in this position until the approaching vehicle has passed. This rule applies to all drivers, including those of authorized emergency vehicles.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8688
- What is the current status of A 8688?
- As of August 19, 2026, A 8688 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 8688 pass?
- Not yet. A 8688 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8688, and where is it now?
- A 8688 was authored by Asm. Tommy John Schiavoni with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| May. 29, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2025 · 351 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8688 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera- tion of vehicles that are on approach of vehicles displaying a green or blue light The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision (b) of section 1144 of 2 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 3 1960, are amended to read as follows: 4 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles or 5 vehicles displaying a green or blue light. 6 (b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an author- 7 ized emergency vehicle or a vehicle authorized to display a green or 8 blue light from the duty to drive with reasonable care for all persons 9 using the highway. 10 § 2. Section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding 11 a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: 12 (a-1) Upon the immediate approach of a vehicle equipped with at least 13 one lighted lamp exhibiting a green or blue light, pursuant to subdivi- 14 sion forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, 15 which is visible under normal atmospheric conditions, the driver of 16 every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately 17 drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to the right- 18 hand edge or curb of the roadway, or to either edge of a one-way roadway 19 three or more lanes in width, clear of any intersection, and shall stop 20 and remain in such position until the vehicle has passed. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06993-01-5
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