What is the status of A8501?

Introduced as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN (June 17, 2026).

Where is the official record for A8501?

On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8501

New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly

New York A8501: Authorizes the village of Southampton, town of Southampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits

Q: What is A8501?

A8501 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes the village of Southampton, town of Southampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits.

Q: What does A8501 do?

In its own words: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk 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; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Status: Introduced, June 17, 2026

Authorizes the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk 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.

What the bill says

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk 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; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

From the amended text, October 20, 2025:

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to authorizing the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk 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; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1180-h to read as follows: § 1180-H. OWNER LIABILITY FOR FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS; VILLAGE OF SOUTHAMPTON, TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE VILLAGE OF SOUTHAMPTON, IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK 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 ON ANY ROAD IN SUCH VILLAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH VILLAGE, FOR PURPOSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM, SHALL OPERATE PHOTO SPEED VIOLATION MONITORING SYSTEMS WITHIN SUCH VILLAGE AT NO MORE THAN FIVE …

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New York A8501: Authorizes the village of Southampton, town of Southampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits

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