New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A9561: Relates to the distribution of road salt
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Requires that the department of transportation and every municipality, locality and public authority shall not spread road salt at a rate higher than three hundred pounds per lane mile on average during each snow and ice management season.
What the bill says
An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to imposing certain requirements for the distribution of road salt.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to imposing certain requirements for the distribution of road salt THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 23 to read as follows: § 23. DISTRIBUTION OF ROAD SALT. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, EVERY MUNICIPALITY, LOCALITY, AND PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SPREAD ROAD SALT AT A RATE HIGHER THAN THREE HUNDRED POUNDS PER LANE MILE ON AVERAGE DURING EACH SNOW AND ICE MANAGEMENT SEASON. THE LIMITS FOR APPLICATION ON PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS IS SET AT 4.7 POUNDS PER ONE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ROAD SALT" SHALL MEAN A MINERAL FORM OF SODIUM CHLORIDE TO MELT SNOW AND ICE ON ROADS BY LOWERING WATER'S FREEZING POINT. 3. ALL ROAD SALT EQUIPMENT SHALL BE METERED AND CALIBRATED. 4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ANNUAL DATA ON ITS WEBSITE TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE USE OF ROAD SALT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13870-02-5
Sponsors
- William Magnarelli (D, 129) · primary sponsor
- Deborah Glick (D, 66)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.353
- : RULES REPORT CAL.353
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Votes
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 3, 2026): 91 yea, 49 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 2, 2026): 18 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Assembly Transportation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 20, 2026): 18 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation Law
Common questions
- What is A9561?
- A9561 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the distribution of road salt.
- What does A9561 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to imposing certain requirements for the distribution of road salt.
- What is the status of A9561?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A9561?
- William Magnarelli (D, 129), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A9561?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9561
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