Senate BillPassed first house
S 3266: Provides that the village of Southampton is hereby authorized to designate emergency response and rescue vehicles assigned to the Southampton village ocean rescue as authorized emergency vehicles.
What S 3266 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill authorizes the village of Southampton to designate emergency response and rescue vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. This allows these vehicles to be given priority treatment and exemptions from certain traffic laws. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3266
- What is the current status of S 3266?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 3266 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 3266 pass?
- Not yet. S 3266 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 3266, and where is it now?
- S 3266 was authored by Sen. Anthony Palumbo. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | referred to transportation |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 150 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3266 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT in relation to the Southampton village ocean rescue The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 2 village of Southampton is hereby authorized to designate emergency 3 response and rescue vehicles assigned to the Southampton village ocean 4 rescue as authorized emergency vehicles pursuant to section 101 of the 5 vehicle and traffic law. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07544-01-5
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