Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections for freight rail operators…

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Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections for freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines

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Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Requires the department of transportation to establish a central registry of reports, audits, plans and public inspections regarding freight rail operators, rail cars and freight lines or routes and rights of way.

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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

New York State Senate

Amends the Transportation Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would require the establishment of a central registry main- tained on the Department of Transportation's website that would serve as a database of all reports, audits, and public inspections for freight trains and freight rail lines.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed
(55) (3) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and Rachel May

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

In the aftermath of the derailment of a freight rail train in East Palestine, Ohio, it has become clear that communities and community members desire and deserve greater transparency regarding freight rail safety. This bill would help address that need by assembling a central database where any reports, audits, and public inspections that are accessible by the department of transportation would be made publicly available.

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.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly

Show full history (3 earlier events)

Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1608
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1608
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

About this record

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