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NY S 544

in committee

Provides that the town board of certain towns may establish maximum speed limits on certain town highways

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 544 pass?

Not yet. NY S 544 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

What is NY S 544 about?

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits on town highways which have been classified by the department of transportation as local roads and which are outside of villages.

Who sponsors NY S 544?

Dan Stec is the primary sponsor of NY S 544.

Description

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits on town highways which have been classified by the department of transportation as local roads and which are outside of villages.

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

  • Dan Stecprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S544?summary=&detail=

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