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S 3101: Removes the weight and height restrictions on vehicles traveling south on the route from the Ogdensburg bridge to the Port of Ogdensburg.
What S 3101 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed bill aims to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law to update the allowable dimensions and weights of vehicles traveling on highways and bridges. Specifically, it seeks to exempt vehicles over a certain route in Ogdensburg, New York, from weight and size restrictions. This exemption is intended to facilitate the transportation of oversized loads through this specific route. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3101
- What is the current status of S 3101?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3101 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 S 3101 pass?
- Not yet. S 3101 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3101, and where is it now?
- S 3101 was authored by Sen. Mark Walczyk. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3101 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the allow- able dimensions and weights of vehicles traveling on highways and bridges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 385 of the vehicle and traffic 2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (jj) to read as follows: 3 (jj) Over a route extending from the Ogdensburg Prescott International 4 Bridge, proceeding south to New York state route 37, and then southwest 5 along route 37, continuing northwest along Ford Street Extension/Ford 6 Street, to the Port of Ogdensburg, a distance of approximately 1.7 7 miles. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02324-01-5
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