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S 5529: Requires a 60 day license suspension for any driver convicted of 2 speeding violations within a school zone, committed within an 18 month period of time.
What S 5529 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the vehicle and traffic law to require the suspension of a driver's license for a period of sixty days if they are convicted of two speeding violations in a school zone within an eighteen-month period. This measure aims to prevent drivers from repeatedly speeding in school zones and pose a risk to children. The suspension period would be in addition to any existing penalties for speeding violations. The bill would take effect on the first of September following its enactment.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5529
- What is the current status of S 5529?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5529 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 5529 pass?
- Not yet. S 5529 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5529, and where is it now?
- S 5529 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 24, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5529 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 requiring the suspension of the license to operate a motor vehicle of any person convicted of two violations of school zone speed limits within eigh- teen months The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 510 of the vehicle 2 and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xviii) to read 3 as follows: 4 (xviii) for a period of sixty days where the holder is convicted of 5 two violations, committed within a period of eighteen months, of subdi- 6 vision (c) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next 8 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03783-01-5
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