S 4947: Requires the addition of fog lines on all state highways and other public ways under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation when such highway or public way is repaved.
What S 4947 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires the addition of fog lines on all state highways and other public ways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation when such highway or public way is repaved. The commissioner of the Department of Transportation must ensure that these fog lines are added to prevent accidents caused by reduced visibility. The law will take effect one year after it becomes a law.
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4947
- What is the current status of S 4947?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 4947 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 TRANSPORTATION".
- Did S 4947 pass?
- Not yet. S 4947 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 4947, and where is it now?
- S 4947 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation. It is filed under TRA, alongside 25 other New York TRA bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | referred to transportation |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 190 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4947 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to requiring the addition of fog lines on all state highways and other public ways under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation when repaved The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 16-a to read as follows: 3 16-a. The commissioner shall ensure that fog lines are added to all 4 state highways and other public ways under the jurisdiction of the 5 department when such highway or public way is repaved. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 7 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09698-01-5
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