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S 3333: Requires operators of motor vehicles to yield the right of way upon the immediate approach of a vehicle displaying a green or blue light.
What S 3333 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve safety on New York roads by requiring drivers to yield to vehicles displaying a green or blue light, which indicates they are authorized to pass through traffic. When a vehicle with a green or blue light is approaching, drivers of other vehicles are required to stop and move to the side of the road, giving the authorized vehicle the right-of-way. This rule does not exempt authorized emergency vehicles or vehicles displaying a green or blue light from their duty to drive with reasonable care for all road users. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3333
- What is the current status of S 3333?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 3333 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 3333 pass?
- Not yet. S 3333 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3333, and where is it now?
- S 3333 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. 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 · 356 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3333 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 opera- tion of vehicles that are on approach of vehicles displaying a green or blue light The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision (b) of section 1144 of 2 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 3 1960, are amended to read as follows: 4 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles or 5 vehicles displaying a green or blue light. 6 (b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an author- 7 ized emergency vehicle or a vehicle authorized to display a green or 8 blue light from the duty to drive with reasonable care for all persons 9 using the highway. 10 § 2. Section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding 11 a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: 12 (a-1) Upon the immediate approach of a vehicle equipped with at least 13 one lighted lamp exhibiting a green or blue light, pursuant to subdivi- 14 sion forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, 15 which is visible under normal atmospheric conditions, the driver of 16 every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately 17 drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to the right- 18 hand edge or curb of the roadway, or to either edge of a one-way roadway 19 three or more lanes in width, clear of any intersection, and shall stop 20 and remain in such position until the vehicle has passed. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06993-01-5
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