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NY A06321
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Allows horse-drawn carriages and carts to operate on roadways during nighttime hours (one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise) if they meet specific lighting requirements
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Requires two lighted front lamps of equal power, one on each side, visible from at least 350 feet
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Requires at least one rear lamp displaying red or amber fixed or flashing light, positioned between the center and left side, visible from at least 500 feet
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Requires reflective material on the vehicle shafts or parts that parallel the horse's body, head, or legs
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Removes the blanket exemption for horse-drawn carriages and carts, now requiring them to comply with lighting standards; maintains exemption for police officers, peace officers, and park rangers on horseback
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Exempts horse-drawn carriages or carts from the ban on night riding if they display at least two lighted lamps on the front of the vehicle, one on each side, having light sources of equal power and visible from the front for a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet; at least one lighted lamp on the rear, located between the center and the left side of the vehicle, which shall display a red or amber fixed or flashing light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet; and reflective material upon the shafts of the vehicle or other parts thereof which shall normally parallel the body, head or legs of the horse pulling such vehicle.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026