Senate bill · S1172 (2025-26)

Requires towers to clean up any debris in the surrounding area resulting from the vehicles they are towing

Latest action May 29, 2026

New York State Senate

Sponsor

State Senator, District 2 · Republican/Conservative

Summary

Requires towers to clean up any debris in the surrounding area resulting from the vehicles they are towing and tow trucks to be equipped with the appropriate equipment for such clean up efforts.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the General Business Law.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To require towers to clean up debris in surrounding area resulting from the vehicles they are towing

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Committee

Consumer Protection · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly.

The sponsor's argument

Why Mario Mattera says this is needed

There is often a delay caused by investigation and removal process of damaged and disabled motor vehicles from vehicle accident crash scenes results in congestion of traffic and can cause additional accidents. Further, we find and that it is of vital importance to remove damaged and disabled vehicles from the roads as promptly as possible. Motor vehicle accident, disablement sites, are often left in an unsafe and unclean condition after tow truck operators, and emergency personnel leave the scene. Clean up standards and enforcement are needed to ensure public/vehicle safety is maintained and to ensure that accident and disablement scenes are left free of debris and are safe thoroughfares. Therefore, the purpose of this law is to ensure that following motor vehicle accidents and disablements, and as part of the towing services involved, that the surrounding area/scene will be swept and left clean and free from debris so as to protect the public and future vehicles traveling in the area.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 29, 2026Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 5, 2025Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Consumer Protection
Senate Consumer ProtectionMay 19, 2025Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

May 29, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 29, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 29, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
May 14, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 13, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

May 12, 2026
1ST Report CAL.1104
1ST REPORT CAL.1104
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1127
1ST REPORT CAL.1127
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
NY Senate