New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10623: Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway between exit seventeen and exit thirty-one; provides for enhanced traffic enforcement and a reporting requirement.
What the bill says
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway.
From the introduced text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway 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 article 34-E to read as follows: ARTICLE 34-E SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR SECTION 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 1301. DEFINITIONS. 1302. SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR. 1303. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS. 1304. ENHANCED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. 1305. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. § 1300. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SPEEDING-RELATED CRASHES AND RECKLESS DRIVING INCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES, CREATING SUBSTANTIAL RISKS TO MOTORISTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE HAVE UNDERTAKEN TARGETED TRAFFIC SAFETY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING "OPERATION SOUTHERN SHIELD," TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT AND REDUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING BEHAVIOR ALONG THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY. THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE DECLARES THAT DESIGNATING A HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR ALONG A PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY, TOGETHER WITH ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC SAFETY MONITORING, AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION MEASURES, IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. § 1301. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "COMMISSIONER" SHALL MEAN THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT …
Sponsors
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1815
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Common questions
- What is S10623?
- S10623 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway.
- What does S10623 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway.
- What is the status of S10623?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10623?
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6).
- Where is the official record for S10623?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10623
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