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NY A 8040

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Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8040 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8040 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 8040 about?

Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state including, but not be limited to, a review of tracks, safety equipment, including brakes, and train cars.

Who sponsors NY A 8040?

Karen McMahon is the primary sponsor of NY A 8040.

Description

Requires railroad corporations to conduct a comprehensive safety inspection when a freight train is parked in a train yard prior to traveling on tracks within the state including, but not be limited to, a review of tracks, safety equipment, including brakes, and train cars.

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

  • Karen McMahonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-22

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10360not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5516

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8040?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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