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NY S 5671

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Requires the department of transportation to promulgate rules and regulations for the installation of heat safety gauges on freight rail tracks, and requires the installation of positive train control systems

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the department of transportation to promulgate rules and regulations for the installation of heat safety gauges or hot bearing detectors on freight rail tracks in the state; requires the installation of positive train control systems on all freight trains operated within the state.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Michelle Hincheyprimary

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

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