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S 7785: Excludes violations in a cooperative housing development containing Mitchell-Lama housing with no fewer than ten thousand units from bus operation-related traffic regulations.
What S 7785 does, verified December 13, 2025
The bill aims to amend the vehicle and traffic law to clarify and expand bus operation-related traffic regulations. The regulations, adopted by the city of New York, prohibit certain traffic violations such as no stopping in bike lanes, double parking, and standing in bus lanes. The bill updates the definition of "bus operation-related traffic regulations" to include these provisions. The amendments will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
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Last action: VETOED MEMO.115 (2025-12-12)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7785
- What is the current status of S 7785?
- As of December 13, 2025, S 7785 is recorded as "Vetoed": it passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. The last recorded action, on December 12, 2025, was "VETOED MEMO.115".
- Did S 7785 pass?
- S 7785 passed both houses, but the Governor vetoed it. A veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in each house, which is rare.
- Who wrote S 7785, and where is it now?
- S 7785 was authored by Sen. Jamaal Bailey.
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| Dec. 12, 2025 | VETOED MEMO.115 |
| Dec. 08, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.851 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 6, 2025 · 303 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7785 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 bus opera- tion-related traffic regulations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision (d) of section 1111-c-1 of the 2 vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 1 of part MM of chapter 56 3 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 3. "bus operation-related traffic regulations" shall mean the follow- 5 ing provisions set forth in chapter four of title thirty-four of the 6 rules of the city of New York, adopted pursuant to section sixteen 7 hundred forty-two of this chapter: 4-08(c)(3), violation of posted no 8 standing rules prohibited-bus stop, excluding such violations occurring 9 on a roadway in a cooperative housing development containing Mitchell- 10 Lama housing with no fewer than ten thousand units; 4-08(e)(9), general 11 no stopping zones-bicycle lanes; 4-08(f)(1), general no standing zones- 12 double parking; and 4-08(f)(4), general no standing zones-bus lane. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 15 1111-c-1 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of this act 16 shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed 17 therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11626-02-5
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