S 10059 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts "Brendon's law" relating to motor vehicle speed contests, races, sideshows and street takeovers

Summary

Enacts "Brendon's law" to prohibit participation, including spectators within two hundred feet, of any motor vehicle speed contest, sideshow and street takeovers; authorizes seizure and forfeiture; adds damaging an authorized emergency vehicle as constituting the crime of criminal mischief in the third degree.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 24, 2026 Last action Apr 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

S10059 → S10059A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new provision allowing the Committee on Transportation to discharge the bill and amend it, which was not present in the original version. Additionally, the title of the act was expanded to include amendments to the Penal Law regarding criminal mischief in the third degree, broadening the bill's scope beyond just the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include amendments to the Penal Law, in addition to the existing amendments to the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

SCOPE

The act title was updated to explicitly include amendments to the Penal Law concerning criminal mischief in the third degree.

REQUIREMENT

New procedural text was added indicating that the Committee on Transportation has discharged the bill, amended it, and recommitted it for further action.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from '10059' to '10059--A' to reflect its amended status.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10059A

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Apr 24, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors