New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9922: Relates to the distribution of road salt
Status: In committee, June 5, 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, April 16, 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
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1282
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Votes
- Transportation Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Transportation Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation Law
Common questions
- What is S9922?
- S9922 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the distribution of road salt.
- What does S9922 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 S9922?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9922?
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56).
- Where is the official record for S9922?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9922
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