New York A 8688: Relates to the operation of vehicles that are on approach of vehicles displaying a green or blue light

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A08688 Summary:

BILL NOA08688 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03333

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SPONSORSchiavoni

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1144, V & T L

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Requires operators of motor vehicles to yield the right of way upon the immediate approach of a vehicle displaying a green or blue light.

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BILL NOA08688 

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05/29/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8688

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the opera-
 tion of vehicles that are on approach of vehicles displaying a green
 or blue light

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivision (b) of section 1144 of
 2 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of
 3 1960, are amended to read as follows:
 4 Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles or
 5 vehicles displaying a green or blue light.
 6 (b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an author-
 7 ized emergency vehicle or a vehicle authorized to display a green or
 8 blue light from the duty to drive with reasonable care for all persons
 9 using the highway.
 10 § 2. Section 1144 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 11 a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows:
 12 (a-1) Upon the immediate approach of a vehicle equipped with at least
 13 one lighted lamp exhibiting a green or blue light, pursuant to subdivi-
 14 sion forty-one of section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter,
 15 which is visible under normal atmospheric conditions, the driver of
 16 every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately
 17 drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to the right-
 18 hand edge or curb of the roadway, or to either edge of a one-way roadway
 19 three or more lanes in width, clear of any intersection, and shall stop
 20 and remain in such position until the vehicle has passed.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06993-01-5

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