Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal

Latest action Apr 21, 2026

Establishes scramble crosswalks leading to and from school buildings during times of student arrival and dismissal to ensure all vehicular traffic is stopped while pedestrians are crossing in the same intersection.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A4251, 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

Mandates scramble crosswalks, adjacent to schools during hours of opera- tion, allowing pedestrians to cross without any vehicular traffic to protect students and families from being struck

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationMar 18, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Alex Bores, Andrew Gounardes and 12 more on Agora

Democratic14

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See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed

As of February 2020, 232 cyclists and 819 pedestrians have been injured on New York City streets with 11 pedestrians killed. The NYPD Motor Vehicle Collision Report Statistics identifies error or confusion by pedestrians or bikes, failure to yield right-of-way, traffic control disregard, and turning improperly as some contributing factors to injury and fatal collisions. Decreased education funding has limited transpor- tation options for school districts. Many students walk to and from school, increasing pedestrian traffic during school hours of operation. The implementation of pedestrian scramble crosswalks will increase the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles limiting chances of injury and death.

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

Apr 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Mar 18, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

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Jan 31, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly

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