New York S 7948: Authorizes the village of Southampton, town of Southampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits

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S07948 Summary:

BILL NOS07948B

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Add §1180-h, V & T L; amd §87, Pub Off L

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Authorizes the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits.

Go to top S07948 Actions:

BILL NOS07948B

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05/14/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/28/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 7948A

10/31/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

10/31/2025PRINT NUMBER 7948B

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7948--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law,
 in relation to authorizing the village of Southampton in the town of
 Southampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program
 imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of
 an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1180-h to read as follows:
 3 § 1180-h. Owner liability for failure of the operator to comply with
 4 certain posted maximum speed limits; village of Southampton, town of
 5 Southampton, county of Suffolk. (a) 1. Notwithstanding any other
 6 provision of law, the village of Southampton, in the town of Southamp-
 7 ton, county of Suffolk is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration
 8 program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for fail-
 9 ure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits on
 10 any road in such village in accordance with the provisions of this
 11 section. Such village, for purposes of the implementation of the demon-
 12 stration program, shall operate photo speed violation monitoring systems
 13 within such village at no more than five locations at any one time
 14 during any year of such program. Such photo speed violation monitoring
 15 systems may be stationary or mobile and shall be activated at locations
 16 selected by such village. Such photo speed violation monitoring systems
 17 shall be placed at locations based on criteria, including but not limit-
 18 ed to whether the location is within a quarter mile of a school, speed-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13038-04-5

 S. 7948--B 2

 1 ing data, accident history, proximity to facilities for senior citizens
 2 or disabled persons, roadway geometry and equitable geographic distrib-
 3 ution.
 4 2. No photo speed violation monitoring system shall be used in a
 5 village authorized to establish a demonstration program pursuant to this
 6 section unless (i) on the day it is to be used it has successfully
 7 passed a self-test of its functions; and (ii) it has undergone an annual
 8 calibration check performed pursuant to paragraph four of this subdivi-
 9 sion. The village shall install signs giving notice that a photo speed
 10 violation monitoring system is in use to be mounted on advance warning
 11 signs notifying motor vehicle operators of such upcoming speed zone
 12 and/or on speed limit signs applicable within such speed zone, in
 13 conformance with standards established in the MUTCD.
 14 3. Operators of photo speed violation monitoring systems shall have
 15 completed training in the procedures for settin