New York S 10423: Enacts Alexa and Lindsey's law

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S10423 Summary:

BILL NOS10423 

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Add §1212-a, V & T L; add §§120.75 & 125.28, amd §70.25, Pen L

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Enacts Alexa and Lindsey's law; prohibits disabling safety features in motor vehicles; provides enhanced penalties where it causes an accident that harms or kills another person; provides that if multiple people are harmed or killed as a result of an unsafe vehicle modification a consecutive sentence may be imposed.

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BILL NOS10423 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10423

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- 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 and the penal law, in
 relation to prohibiting unsafe vehicle modifications and providing
 enhanced sentencing guidelines where an accident harms or kills some-
 one as a result of the unsafe vehicle modification

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Alexa and Lindsey's law".
 3 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 4 1212-a to read as follows:
 5 § 1212-a. Unsafe vehicle modifications. 1. For the purposes of this
 6 section, "vehicle safety feature" shall mean any device, system, equip-
 7 ment, software, or technology installed in or on a motor vehicle and
 8 designed to assist in preventing crashes, reducing injuries or fatali-
 9 ties, improving driver awareness or vehicle control, or otherwise
 10 enhancing the safe operation of a motor vehicle, including but not
 11 limited to safety belts, airbags, advanced driver assistance systems,
 12 automatic emergency braking systems, collision avoidance systems, lane
 13 departure warning systems, blind spot detection systems, electronic
 14 stability control systems, backup cameras, and other computer-based or
 15 automated safety technologies.
 16 2. No person shall intentionally disable a vehicle safety feature on a
 17 motor vehicle and operate such motor vehicle upon a public highway while
 18 such vehicle safety features are disabled.
 19 3. A violation of subdivision two of this section shall be a class A
 20 misdemeanor.
 21 § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.75 to read
 22 as follows:
 23 § 120.75 Assault while operating a vehicle with a disabled vehicle safe-
 24 ty feature.
 25 A person is guilty of assault while operating a vehicle with a disa-
 26 bled vehicle safety feature when such person causes serious physical

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15913-01-6

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 1 injury to another person when such person operates a motor vehicle in
 2 violation of subdivision two of section one thousand two hundred
 3 twelve-a of the vehicle and traffic law, and as a result of such vehicle
 4 and safety feature being disabled causes such serious physical injury to
 5 such other person.
 6 Assault while operating a vehicle with a disabled vehicle safety
 7 feature is a class D felony.
 8 § 4. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.28 to read
 9 as follows:
 10 § 125.28 Manslaughter while operating a vehicle with a disabled vehicle
 11 safety feature.
 12 A person is guilty of manslaughter while operating a vehicle with a
 13 disabled vehicle safety feature when such person causes the death of
 14 another person when such person operates a motor vehicle in violation of
 15 subdivision two of section one thousand two hundred twelve-a of the
 16 vehicle and traffic law, and as a result of such vehicle and safety
 17 feature being disabled causes the death of such other person.
 18 Manslaughter while operating a vehicle with a disabled vehicle safety
 19 feature is a class C felony.
 20 § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 70.25 of the penal law, as amended by
 21 cha