New York A 10399: Relates to prohibiting the operation of establishments where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food

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A10399 Summary:

BILL NOA10399 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09605

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SPONSORZinerman

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COSPNSRSimon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1118, V & T L

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Enacts the "real accessible pedestrian signal act" in relation to requiring newly installed or constructed pedestrian signal units to be accessible pedestrian signals and to include tactile maps.

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BILL NOA10399 

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03/03/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10399

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 3, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to enacting the
 "real accessible pedestrian signal act"

 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 the "real accessible pedestrian signal act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that DeafBlind pedes-
 4 trians and others with combined sensory disabilities cannot rely on
 5 visual, audio, or unraised text instructions to safely cross streets. To
 6 ensure effective communication and independent navigation, accessible
 7 pedestrian signals must include tactile features such as braille, raised
 8 lettering, and raised lines.
 9 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 10 1118 to read as follows:
 11 § 1118. Accessible pedestrian signals. (a) Definitions. For purposes
 12 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 13 1. "Pedestrian signal" means a traffic control device designed to
 14 regulate pedestrian traffic.
 15 2. "Accessible pedestrian signal" means a pedestrian signal designed
 16 to assist pedestrians with visual, auditory, physical, or combined
 17 sensory disabilities in locating and activating the pedestrian phase.
 18 3. "Tactile map" means a tactile sign or surface affixed to or inte-
 19 grated with an accessible pedestrian signal that utilizes braille,
 20 raised lettering, and raised lines to convey information necessary for
 21 safe pedestrian crossing.
 22 4. "Pushbutton locator tones" means tones emitted by an accessible
 23 pedestrian signal to assist pedestrians with visual disabilities in
 24 locating the pushbutton.
 25 (b) Requirement of accessibility in pedestrian signals. 1. In any
 26 town, city, or village, all pedestrian signal units installed or
 27 constructed on or after the effective date of this section shall be
 28 accessible pedestrian signals and shall include tactile maps.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14865-01-6

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 1 2. Pedestrian signal units installed prior to the effective date of
 2 this section shall not be required to be retrofitted or replaced solely
 3 to comply with this section, but shall be brought into compliance only
 4 when such units are replaced or upgraded as part of routine maintenance,
 5 repair, modernization, or end-of-life replacement.
 6 3. Tactile maps shall include, at minimum:
 7 a. Identification of the relevant intersection and crossing location
 8 (for example, "Northeast corner of 42nd Street and Broadway");
 9 b. Instructions for operating the signal, including identification of
 10 tactile, vibratory, visual, or audible features; and
 11 c. Raised and braille text identifying the crossing direction and
 12 orientation.
 13 (c) Clarification of applicability and limitations. 1. Nothing in this
 14 section shall be construed to require any municipality, the department
 15 of transportation, the department of transportation of the city of New
 16 York or any municipal department responsible for the installation and
 17 maintenance of pedestrian signals to accelerate planned replacement
 18 schedules or incur costs beyond ordinary capital replacement cycles.
 19 2. The department of transportation, the department of transportation
 20 of the city of New York and any municipal department responsible for the
 21 ins