New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10050: Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a set of comprehensive road salt reduction policies and to design a road salt applicator training program; requires the department, every state agency and state contractor which uses road salt to use such training materials to train and inform employees on the best practices of using such materials.
What the bill says
An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to creating a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program and requiring the training of state agencies and state contractors which use road salt.
From the amended text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to creating a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program and requiring the training of state agencies and state contractors which use 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. ROAD SALT REDUCTION POLICIES AND APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM. 1. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ROAD SALT" SHALL MEAN A MINERAL FORM OF SODIUM CHLORIDE WHICH MELTS SNOW AND ICE BY LOWERING THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER. (B) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, ESTABLISH A SET OF COMPREHENSIVE ROAD SALT REDUCTION POLICIES AND STANDARDS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, REASONABLE APPLICATION METHODS, TECHNIQUES, RATES AND FREQUENCIES TO MEASURABLY REDUCE ROAD SALT APPLIED TO PUBLIC ROADWAYS, ENHANCEMENT OF WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIVITIES. 2. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, DESIGN A ROAD SALT APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM TO TRAIN ROAD SALT APPLICATORS IN MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE ROAD SALT REDUCTION POLICIES …
Sponsors
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92) · primary sponsor
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Larinda Hooks (D, 35)
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
- Noah Burroughs (D, 18)
- Ron Kim (D, 40)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- Tony Simone (D, 75)
- Amy Paulin (D, 88)
- Yudelka Tapia (D, 86)
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
Latest actions
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.450
- : RULES REPORT CAL.450
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 10050A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 31 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 20 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation Law
Common questions
- What is A10050?
- A10050 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors.
- What does A10050 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to creating a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program and requiring the training of state agencies and state contractors which use road salt.
- What is the status of A10050?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.450 (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10050?
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10050?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10050
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