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S 3288: Provides for an applicant to voluntarily indicate that such applicant has a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication with a law enforcement officer when registering a motor vehicle, and that such information shall be provided to a law enforcement officer who makes a traffic stop of such vehicle.
What S 3288 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to allow individuals with certain health conditions or disabilities that may impede effective communication with law enforcement officers to indicate this on their vehicle registration applications. The state will provide a space on the application for individuals to voluntarily disclose this information, and the department will establish a system to make this information available to law enforcement officers who make traffic stops. The department will request verification from a licensed physician or psychologist for individuals who indicate a health condition or disability. This information will be confidential and not disclosed to the public. The bill also allows the department to use this information to alert law enforcement officers that the operator of the stopped vehicle may have a health condition or disability that may impede effective communication.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3288
- What is the current status of S 3288?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 3288 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 3288 pass?
- Not yet. S 3288 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3288, and where is it now?
- S 3288 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 357 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3288 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 designating a health condition or disability that may impede communication on a vehicle registration The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows: 3 c. (a) The commissioner shall provide space on each application 4 submitted pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision for the applicant 5 to voluntarily indicate that such applicant has a health condition or 6 disability that may impede effective communication with a law enforce- 7 ment officer. The department may request verification from a person who 8 makes an indication under this paragraph in the form of: 9 (i) for a physical health condition, a written statement from a 10 licensed physician; or 11 (ii) for a mental health condition, a written statement from a 12 licensed physician or a licensed psychologist. 13 (b) The commissioner shall establish a system to make information 14 received pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph available to 15 alert a law enforcement officer who makes a traffic stop that the opera- 16 tor of the stopped vehicle may have a health condition or disability 17 that may impede effective communication. 18 (c) Except as provided by subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, informa- 19 tion supplied to the department relating to an applicant's health condi- 20 tion or disability is for the confidential use of the department and 21 shall not be disclosed to any person. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 23 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03545-01-5
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