S 4649 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Fines imposed for failure to move over

Summary

Imposes fines for failure to exercise due care and move over when approaching parked, stopped or standing motor vehicles on the shoulder of a highway.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S4649 → S4649A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add three new sponsors and update the title to reflect a change in focus from emergency vehicles to parked or stopped motor vehicles on the highway shoulder. The core penalty structure remains similar, but the specific statute being penalized was updated to align with the new scope of the law.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from penalizing failure to yield to authorized emergency vehicles to penalizing failure to exercise due care when approaching parked, stopped, or standing motor vehicles on the shoulder of a highway.

ELIGIBILITY

Added three new sponsors: Sen. BASKIN, Sen. FAHY, and Sen. HARCKHAM.

SCOPE

Changed the bill title and subject matter from increasing fines for failing to yield to emergency vehicles to imposing fines for failing to move over when approaching parked or stopped vehicles on the shoulder.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the referenced legal section from 1144 (emergency vehicles) to 1144-a (parked or stopped vehicles) to match the new scope.

TIMELINE

Clarified the effective date to explicitly state that the law applies to violations committed on and after January 1, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025

How they voted

59–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 11, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4649A

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors