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S 7955: Relates to school bus stop-arm cameras and the adjudication of traffic infractions related thereto.
What S 7955 does, verified June 5, 2026
This bill establishes a tribunal to adjudicate liability for various traffic infractions, including parking violations, bus lane restrictions, and other traffic-related offenses. The tribunal, also known as a traffic-camera violations bureau, will have jurisdiction over cities and counties. Hearing examiners will preside over hearings for parking violations and other authorized offenses. The tribunal will adjudicate liability for violations such as failure to comply with traffic-control indications, bus lane restrictions, and toll collection regulations. The tribunal will also have jurisdiction over abandoned vehicle violations in cities with a population of one million or more. The tribunal will be responsible for appointing hearing examiners who will preside over hearings and receive a stipend for their services. Hearing examiners must be admitted to the practice of law in the state a…
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Quick answers about S 7955
- What is the current status of S 7955?
- As of June 5, 2026, S 7955 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "COMMITTED TO RULES".
- Did S 7955 pass?
- Not yet. S 7955 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 7955, and where is it now?
- S 7955 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| Feb. 24, 2026 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7955B |
| Feb. 09, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Feb. 05, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| Feb. 04, 2026 | 1ST REPORT CAL.251 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 14, 2025 · 693 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7955 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 14, 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 school bus stop-arm cameras The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the vehicle and traf- 2 fic law, as added by chapter 145 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (h) Adjudication of the liability imposed upon owners by this section 5 shall be by a traffic violations bureau established pursuant to section 6 three hundred seventy of the general municipal law where the violation 7 occurred or, if there be none, by the court having jurisdiction over 8 traffic infractions where the violation occurred, except that if a city 9 has established an administrative tribunal to hear and determine 10 complaints of traffic infractions constituting parking, standing or 11 stopping violations such city may, by local law, authorize such adjudi- 12 cation by such tribunal. For courts having jurisdiction over traffic 13 infractions where the violation occurred that adjudicate liability 14 imposed upon owners by this section, a notice of liability validly 15 imposed in accordance with subdivision (g) of this section shall be 16 valid for purposes of such court adjudicating such liability as if it 17 was a uniform traffic ticket or simplified traffic information, and such 18 court shall adjudicate such liability in a manner not inconsistent with 19 sections two hundred forty and two hundred forty-one of this chapter, 20 provided that subsequent judicial review may be sought pursuant to arti- 21 cle seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. Notwithstanding 22 any inconsistent provision, such courts may adjudicate such liability 23 remotely. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13099-01-5S. 7955 2 1 § 2. Subdivision (h) of section 1180-e of the vehicle and traffic law, 2 as added by chapter 421 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (h) Adjudication of the liability imposed upon owners of this section 5 shall be by a traffic violations bureau established pursuant to section 6 three hundred seventy of the general municipal law where the violation 7 occurred or, if there be none, by the court having jurisdiction over 8 traffic infractions where the violation occurred, except that if a city 9 has established an administrative tribunal to hear and determine 10 complaints of traffic infractions constituting parking, standing or 11 stopping violations such city may, by local law, authorize such adjudi- 12 cation by such tribunal. For courts having jurisdiction over traffic 13 infractions where the violation occurred that adjudicate liability 14 imposed upon owners by this section, a notice of liability validly 15 imposed in accordance with subdivision (g) of this section shall be 16 valid for purposes of such court adjudicating such liability as if it 17 was a uniform traffic ticket or simplified traffic information, and such 18 court shall adjudicate such liability in a manner not inconsistent with 19 sections two hundred forty and two hundred forty-one of this chapter, 20 provided that subsequent judicial review may be sought pursuant to arti- 21 cle seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. Notwithstanding 22 any inconsistent provision, such courts may adjudicate such liability 23 remotely. 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that: 25 (a) the amendments to subdivision (h) of section 1174-a of the vehicle 26 and traffic law made by section one of this act shall not affect the 27 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and 28 (b) the amendments to subdivision (h) of section 1180-e of the vehicle 29 and traffic law made by section two of this act shall not affect the 30 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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