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NY S 5661

in committee

Relates to the operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency vehicles

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5661 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5661 is in committee as of 2026-05-05 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CITIES 1

What is NY S 5661 about?

Requires drivers to create a center rescue lane on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.

Who sponsors NY S 5661?

Peter Oberacker is the primary sponsor of NY S 5661.

Description

Requires drivers to create a center rescue lane on approach of authorized emergency vehicles.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-05 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CITIES 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Peter Oberackerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-26

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-10

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  4. 2026-05-05

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CITIES 1

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Transportation Vote

    2026-05-05 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5661?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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