S 709: Relates to periodic inspections of police vehicles; removes exemption for police vehicles for periodic inspections.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 709 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to repeal a specific subdivision of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, which relates to periodic inspections for police vehicles. This change will eliminate the requirement for periodic inspections for police vehicles, making the process more efficient. The repeal will take effect immediately after the bill is passed.

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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me

Author and sponsors

Sen. Patrick GallivanAuthor · New York State Senate

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Jan. 07, 2026	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 129 words

    STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 709 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to repeal subdivision 6 of section 308 of the vehicle and traffic law, relating to periodic inspections for police vehicles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 308 of the vehicle and traffic law 2 is REPEALED. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02823-01-5

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