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A 8978: Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to make failure to move over a five point violation.
What A 8978 does, verified March 23, 2026
The commissioner of motor vehicles will be required to designate a five-point traffic violation for failure to move over certain vehicles, including: - Parked, stopped, or standing emergency vehicles - Hazard vehicles with blue or green lights - Vehicles with specific other motor vehicle lights This change will be implemented on the 30th day after the law takes effect, and any necessary rule or regulation changes will be completed by that date.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8978
- What is the current status of A 8978?
- As of March 23, 2026, A 8978 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 8978 pass?
- Not yet. A 8978 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8978, and where is it now?
- A 8978 was authored by Asm. Paula Elaine Kay with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Aug. 13, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, August 13, 2025 · 219 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8978 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY August 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT directing the commissioner of motor vehicles to designate failure to move over a five point violation The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall include a 2 violation involving operation of vehicles when approaching a parked, 3 stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicle, hazard vehicle, vehi- 4 cle displaying a blue or green light or certain other motor vehicles 5 pursuant to section 1144-a of the vehicle and traffic law as a five 6 point traffic violation in 15 NYCRR 131.3. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 9 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 10 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 11 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13420-01-5
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