Bill Commons

NY S 7856

in committee

Relates to components of instruction for accident prevention courses

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7856 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7856 is in committee as of 2026-04-20 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO TRANSPORTATION

What is NY S 7856 about?

Requires that accident prevention courses include components of instruction in portable electronic device awareness and cannabis use awareness.

Who sponsors NY S 7856?

Pamela Helming is the primary sponsor of NY S 7856, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires that accident prevention courses include components of instruction in portable electronic device awareness and cannabis use awareness.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-20 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO TRANSPORTATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pamela Helmingprimary
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-09

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-28

    1ST REPORT CAL.1452

  3. 2025-05-29

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-06-04

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-20

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Insurance Vote

    2025-05-28 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes

  • Insurance Vote

    2026-04-20 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7856?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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