New York A 968: Authorizes the study of aviation ownership and flight operations by the department of transportation

Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 968

Sponsors: Amy Paulin, Angelo Santabarbara, George Alvarez, Larinda Hooks, Manny De Los Santos, Steven Otis

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A00968 Summary:

BILL NOA00968 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07621

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSROtis, Alvarez, De Los Santos, Santabarbara, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes the study of aviation flight operations by the department of transportation; requires reporting.

Go to top A00968 Actions:

BILL NOA00968 

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA00968 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:03/11/2025AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means MagnarelliAyeMillerAye

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoAye

WilliamsAyeDursoAye

McMahonAyeGiglioAye

GallagherAyeSlaterAye

MitaynesAyeBendettAye

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiAye

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusAye

BurroughsAye

WrightAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Go to topA00968 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00968 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 968

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to authorize the study of general aviation flight operations by
 the department of transportation

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The department of transportation is hereby authorized
 2 and directed to study and review general aviation flight operations
 3 within the state of New York ("the state"). Such study and review
 4 shall:
 5 (a) identify trends in general aviation aircraft in the state, includ-
 6 ing but not limited to the number of general aviation aircraft regis-
 7 tered in the state and the total number of general aviation flight oper-
 8 ations undertaken within the state;
 9 (b) compile information and statistics on:
 10 i. the number and causes of general aviation aircraft crashes, and the
 11 number of fatalities and personal injuries arising therefrom, occurring
 12 within the state on an annual basis since 2018;
 13 ii. the estimated associated direct and indirect costs of such general
 14 aviation aircraft crashes;
 15 iii. the relative safety of general aviation flight operations in this
 16 state and in other states; and
 17 (c) identify measures that could be taken to improve the safety of
 18 general aviation flight operations within this state.
 19 2. No later than two years after the effective date of this act, the
 20 department of transportation shall submit to the governor, the temporary
 21 president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly a report on the
 22 study and review of flight operations of general aviation aircraft as
 23 described in subdivision 1 of this section.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03237-01-5

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