A 3535 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3535 → A3535A · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to focus exclusively on establishing a highway safety corridor on the Southern State Parkway, removing unrelated amendments regarding liability notices and photo speed monitoring systems. The new version defines the specific corridor boundaries, mandates doubled fines for violations, and requires enhanced police enforcement and annual safety reporting.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from a multi-topic package affecting the Highway Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, and General Municipal Law to a single, focused amendment creating a safety zone specifically on the Southern State Parkway.

SCOPE

Removed provisions amending the Highway Law to renumber articles and sections.

Removed amendments to the Vehicle and Traffic Law regarding liability notices for traffic violations.

Removed provisions establishing a demonstration program for photo speed violation monitoring systems.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition specifying the Southern State Parkway corridor runs between exit seventeen and exit thirty-one.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for the State Police to conduct enhanced enforcement initiatives within the designated corridor.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Transportation to publish an annual report on crashes, injuries, and enforcement activities within the corridor.

Changed the required signage text from 'FINES DOUBLED' to 'HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR - FINES DOUBLED' and removed references to 'electronic speed enforcement' on signs.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3535A

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors