Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the…

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Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses

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Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses.

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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

Same as A1788, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To implement reckless driving and vehicular violence training into the vehicle, traffic, and insurance law components of pre-licensing courses for driver's licenses.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(43) (16) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes, Emily Gallagher and 11 more on Agora

Democratic12
Republican1

Show all 13 on Agora

Zellnor Myrie

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

With the continual reduction of alcohol-related driving deaths, the legislature recognizes the importance of addressing other types of dangerous driving. As reported by the National Safety Council's 2016 survey, although 83% of drivers surveyed regarded driving as a safety concern, a startling 64% say they are comfortable speeding, and 47% text either manually or through voice. In contrast, the legislative's success in deterring drunk driving is reflected in the 10% surveyed who say they are comfortable driving after consuming too much alcohol. This demon- strates that while legal and legislative work has successfully deemed drunk driving socially unacceptable, additional forms of dangerous driv- ing have not. These unchecked forms of dangerous driving pose a substan- tial risk to the general safety of drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists alike and, in response, the legislature's sponsorship of this bill aims to preemptively reduce reckless driving through heightened awareness on dangerous driving through pre-licensing training and insurance incen- tives.

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
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)

Jun 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
May 1, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
1ST Report CAL.782
1ST REPORT CAL.782
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly

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