New York S 7628: Provides for exceptions to the ban on night riding

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S07628 Summary:

BILL NOS07628 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06321

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1264, V & T L

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Exempts horse-drawn carriages or carts from the ban on night riding if they display at least two lighted lamps on the front of the vehicle, one on each side, having light sources of equal power and visible from the front for a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet; at least one lighted lamp on the rear, located between the center and the left side of the vehicle, which shall display a red or amber fixed or flashing light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet; and reflective material upon the shafts of the vehicle or other parts thereof which shall normally parallel the body, head or legs of the horse pulling such vehicle.

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BILL NOS07628 

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04/23/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7628

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 23, 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 exceptions
 to the ban on night riding

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1264 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 2 chapter 676 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 1264. Ban on night riding. (a) No person shall ride or lead a horse
 4 upon a roadway during the period from one-half hour after sunset to
 5 one-half hour before sunrise, provided however that horse-drawn
 6 carriages or carts may be driven upon a roadway during such period if
 7 they display:
 8 (1) at least two lighted lamps on the front of the vehicle, one on
 9 each side, having light sources of equal power and visible from the
 10 front for a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet;
 11 (2) at least one lighted lamp on the rear, located between the center
 12 and the left side of the vehicle, which shall display a red or amber
 13 fixed or flashing light visible from a distance of at least five hundred
 14 feet; and
 15 (3) reflective material upon the shafts of the vehicle or other parts
 16 thereof which shall normally parallel the body, head or legs of the
 17 horse pulling such vehicle.
 18 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to [horse-drawn
 19 carriages or carts or] police officers, peace officers or park rangers
 20 mounted on horseback.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 22 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10263-01-5

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