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S 6623: Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.
What S 6623 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows certified handicapped individuals to operate all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on public lands, waters, and property other than highways, provided they have been designated and posted for ATVs. These individuals can use ATVs to enter and exit public lands for hunting purposes, either as the operator or a passenger. The law change takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6623
- What is the current status of S 6623?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6623 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 6623 pass?
- Not yet. S 6623 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6623, and where is it now?
- S 6623 was authored by Sen. Peter Oberacker. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 253 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6623 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 use of all terrain vehicles by certified handicapped individuals on public prop- erty The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2403 of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as added by chapter 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. Public lands other than highways. No person, except persons that 5 are certified handicapped individuals, shall operate an ATV on any 6 public lands, waters and property other than a highway, except that an 7 ATV may be operated on any such lands which have been designated and 8 posted for travel by ATVs in accordance with the provisions of section 9 twenty-four hundred five of this article. Persons certified as hand- 10 icapped individuals may utilize an ATV to enter and exit public lands 11 for the purpose of hunting, whereby such individual may be the operator 12 or a passenger of such vehicle. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02662-01-5
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