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S 6951: Prohibits sex offenders from operating automobiles participating in mobile application based transportation networks or being employed by such transportation networks.
What S 6951 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit sex offenders from operating or working for mobile application-based transportation networks. Such networks must perform background checks on all employees, including the state sex offender registry. No person required to register under the correction law can operate an automobile for or be employed by these networks. This restriction applies to both individuals and their licenses to drive motor vehicles. The new rules will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6951
- What is the current status of S 6951?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6951 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 LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 6951 pass?
- Not yet. S 6951 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6951, and where is it now?
- S 6951 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 27, 2025 · 317 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6951 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prohibiting sex offenders from operating automo- biles participating in mobile application based transportation networks or being employed by such transportation networks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 181 of the general municipal law, is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. No person required to maintain registration under article six-C of 4 the correction law shall operate an automobile for or be employed by any 5 mobile application based transportation network. Such transportation 6 networks shall be required to perform a background check on all employ- 7 ees that shall include the state sex offender registry. 8 § 2. Section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, is amended by adding 9 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 10 3-a. Restrictions on license to drive a motor vehicle for a mobile 11 application based transportation network. No person required to maintain 12 registration under article six-C of the correction law shall be permit- 13 ted to maintain a license for purposes of operating any automobile for 14 or be employed by any mobile application based transportation network. 15 Such transportation networks shall be required to perform a background 16 check on all employees that shall include the state sex offender regis- 17 try. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11087-01-5
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