New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A494: Relates to driver education
Status: In committee, June 2, 2026
Adds courses at a licensed New York state driving school approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles to the list of driver education providers.
What the bill says
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driver education.
From the introduced text, January 6, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driver education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 229 and 230 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. Driver education. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a class D or class M license, whichever is appropriate, may be issued to a minor seventeen years of age who has successfully completed a driver education course approved by the state education department and the commissioner in a high school or college OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR A COURSE AT A LICENSED NEW YORK STATE DRIVING SCHOOL and who has submitted proof of completion of the minimum hours of supervised driving as required in paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section five hundred two of this article; provided however, the Yeshiva of Staten Island, which operates as a high school, may provide driver education courses at the Arthur Kill Road Jewish Community Center of Staten Island and the Manor Road Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, located in the county of Richmond; provided however, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, a unified school that operates …
Sponsors
- William Magnarelli (D, 129) · primary sponsor
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92)
- Charles Lavine (D, 13)
- David Weprin (D, 24)
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- Stefani Zinerman (D, 56)
- Maritza Davila (D, 53)
- Alicia Hyndman (D, 29)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S3249
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.331
- : RULES REPORT CAL.331
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 2, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 2, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Transportation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (January 21, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Common questions
- What is A494?
- A494 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to driver education.
- What does A494 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driver education.
- What is the status of A494?
- In committee as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S3249 (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A494?
- William Magnarelli (D, 129), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A494?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A494
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