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S 7026: Expands eligibility for participation in the pre-licensing course internet pilot program; extends such provisions of law from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2030.
What S 7026 does, verified January 9, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a pilot program to evaluate the use of the internet for delivering a required pre-licensing course for drivers. This program will allow qualified applicants to participate from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2030. The program aims to assess the effectiveness of online pre-licensing courses in preparing new drivers for the road. The pilot program will initially exclude applicants for certain types of driver's licenses. The changes will take effect immediately, but the repeal of the existing pre-licensing course delivery method will occur at the same time.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7026
- What is the current status of S 7026?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 7026 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 7026 pass?
- Not yet. S 7026 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7026, and where is it now?
- S 7026 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 28, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 28, 2025 · 279 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7026 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 eligibility for participation in the pre-licensing course internet pilot program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 399-s of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by 2 section 3 of part ZZ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 § 399-s. Pilot program scope and duration. The commissioner shall 5 conduct a pilot program designed to evaluate utilizing the internet for 6 delivering an approved pre-licensing course required by subparagraph (i) 7 of paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section five hundred two of this 8 chapter, by permitting qualified applicants to participate in the pilot 9 program from June thirtieth, two thousand twenty to June thirtieth, two 10 thousand [twenty-five] thirty. [Provided that applicants for class DJ11and class MJ licenses shall not be eligible to participate in such pilot12program.] 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 14 the amendments to section 399-s of the vehicle and traffic law made by 15 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and 16 shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11396-01-5
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