New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6519: Relates to demonstration programs imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in the town of Yorktown
Status: In committee, June 2, 2026
Authorizes the town of Yorktown, Westchester county, shall have the ability to install and operate photo speed violation monitoring systems within construction or maintenance work areas that fall within the border or jurisdiction of such municipality; makes related provisions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to making technical corrections.
From the amended text, June 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to making technical corrections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Jake's Law". § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1180-e of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of transportation is hereby authorized to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits in a highway construction or maintenance work area located on a highway (i) when highway construction or maintenance work is occurring and a work area speed limit is in effect as provided in paragraph two of subdivision (d) or subdivision (f) of section eleven hundred eighty of this article or (ii) when highway construction or maintenance work is occurring and other speed limits …
Sponsors
- Matthew Slater (R, 94) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Morinello (R, 145)
- Robert Smullen (R, 118)
- David McDonough (R, 14)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 6519A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Subjects: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Common questions
- What is A6519?
- A6519 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to demonstration programs imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in the town of Yorktown.
- What does A6519 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits in the town of Yorktown, Westchester county; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to making technical corrections.
- What is the status of A6519?
- In committee as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 6519A (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6519?
- Matthew Slater (R, 94), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6519?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6519
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