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NY A06339
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Alicia Hyndman
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to promulgate rules and regulations mandating that every school bus, regardless of seating capacity, be equipped with a stop-arm on each side of the bus
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Prohibits any school bus from being operated on public highways in New York without a functioning stop-arm on each side
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Expands current law which only requires a second stop-arm on school buses with capacity of 45 persons or more manufactured after January 1, 2002
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with rulemaking authority granted immediately to ensure implementation by the effective date
Legislative Description
Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to promulgate rules and regulations to require that every school bus be equipped with a stop-arm on each side of the bus regardless of seating capacity; prohibits the operation of a school bus on public highways without a functioning stop-arm on each side of such bus.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026