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S 3289: Adds red cross vehicles to the definition of authorized emergency vehicles.
What S 3289 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law to include red cross vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. This means that red cross vehicles, which are owned or leased and operated by the American National Red Cross or its chapters/branches, will be given special privileges on the road. Red cross vehicles will be clearly marked and equipped to indicate their status as emergency vehicles. However, their operators will not be allowed to exercise the privileges set forth in the law, such as running red lights or stopping in the middle of the road. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing red cross vehicles to be recognized as emergency vehicles in the state.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3289
- What is the current status of S 3289?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 3289 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 3289 pass?
- Not yet. S 3289 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3289, and where is it now?
- S 3289 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 · 285 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3289 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 including red cross vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 101 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by 2 chapter 496 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 101. Authorized emergency vehicle. Every ambulance, police vehicle 4 or bicycle, correction vehicle, fire vehicle, civil defense emergency 5 vehicle, emergency ambulance service vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, 6 human organ delivery vehicle, red cross vehicle, county emergency 7 medical services vehicle, environmental emergency response vehicle, 8 sanitation patrol vehicle, hazardous materials emergency vehicle and 9 ordnance disposal vehicle of the armed forces of the United States. 10 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 11 117-f to read as follows: 12 § 117-f. Red cross vehicle. Any vehicle which is owned or leased and 13 operated by the American national red cross, or any chapter or branch 14 thereof, and equipped and clearly marked as a red cross vehicle. No 15 operator of a red cross vehicle shall exercise the privileges set forth 16 in section eleven hundred four of this chapter. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01302-01-5
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