New York S 6660: Establishes the failure to pass act restricting driving in a passing lane without overtaking or passing a vehicle

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S06660 Summary:

BILL NOS06660 

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Establishes the failure to pass act restricting driving in a passing lane without overtaking or passing a vehicle and sets penalties for violations.

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6660

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 restricting
 driving in a passing lane without overtaking or passing a vehicle

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "failure to
 2 pass act".
 3 § 2. Section 1122 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 4 a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
 5 (c) When driving on an interstate highway, no motor vehicle shall
 6 drive for more than one and one-half miles in a passing lane if such
 7 vehicle is not overtaking or passing a vehicle pursuant to this section.
 8 Notwithstanding 15 NYCRR Part 131 or any other law, rule, or regulation
 9 to the contrary, a violation of this subdivision shall not constitute a
 10 lane violation in accordance with the regulatory authority of the
 11 commissioner. A violation of this subdivision shall be punishable by a
 12 fine of fifty dollars for the first offense and by a fine of one hundred
 13 dollars for each subsequent offense.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09909-01-5

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