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NY A 553

in committee

Establishes a pilot program for the field testing of mobile phones and portable devices for the county of Westchester

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 553 pass?

Not yet. NY A 553 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

What is NY A 553 about?

Establishes optional pilot programs for the county of Westchester, for local police departments to use electronic scanning devices to determine whether or not the operator of a vehicle was using a mobile phone or portable electronic device near the time of an accident or collision.

Who sponsors NY A 553?

Amy Paulin is the primary sponsor of NY A 553.

Description

Establishes optional pilot programs for the county of Westchester, for local police departments to use electronic scanning devices to determine whether or not the operator of a vehicle was using a mobile phone or portable electronic device near the time of an accident or collision.

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

  • Amy Paulinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7267not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1093not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1173not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A553?summary=&detail=

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