S 6175 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the senior driver safety commission and providing for its powers and duties

This bill creates a temporary 12-member Senior Driver Safety Commission to study safety issues affecting drivers aged 70 and older. The commission, appointed by state leaders, must study causes of senior driver accidents (like vision loss and reaction time), evaluate current laws, and recommend safety improvements within 180 days. It will report findings to the governor and legislature but expires 180 days after the bill becomes law. The bill is named after Bill Geller, who was killed by an elderly driver, and aims to address New York's lag in age-appropriate driving safeguards.
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Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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