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NY A07109
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mary Walsh
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Department of Transportation or local municipalities to establish maximum speed limits on state highways based on engineering and/or traffic investigations they authorize or perform
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Applies to state highways outside cities with populations over one million, highways on Indian reservations, and state highways within cities, villages, and suburban towns
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Maintains existing restrictions that speed limits cannot be set below 25 mph, except for school zones which can be set at 15 mph for up to 1,320 feet
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Requires DOT to provide written notice to local officials (mayor, supervisor, or governing board member) at least 10 days before any speed limit designation takes effect
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Takes effect on the first of October following enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that the maximum speed limit on state highways may be established pursuant to an engineering and/or traffic investigation authorized or performed by the department of transportation or the municipality within which the section of state highway subject to such speed limit is located.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026