Senate bill · S915 (2025-26)

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles

Latest action Jun 9, 2025

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by utilizing complete street design principles.

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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 A1077, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Highway Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To include, when possible, complete street design features in resurfac- ing, maintenance and pavement recycling projects and further enable safe access to public roads for all users, if the service life of such resur- facing, maintenance, or pavement recycling project is at least ten years.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(45) (17) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(14) (7) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Christopher Ryan, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and 6 more on Agora

Democratic8

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

New York State's Complete Streets Law, which requires the Department of Transportation to consider the convenient access and mobility on the road network by all users of all ages, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation users with complete street design features, only applies to projects classified as construction, recon- struction or rehabilitation. The law specifically excludes projects classified as resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling, which dramatically decreases the projects in which complete streets design features are used. As a result of the state Department of Transportation's Preservation First policy, nearly 80 percent of transportation funding and numerous road projects exclude pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. This exclusion of a key component of complete-streets design runs contrary to the original intent of the state's Complete Streets law, and this bill would address the issue and strengthen the law. By reforming our state's Complete Streets law, this legislation would make dangerous intersections and roadways safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. It would ensure our children have safer routes to school and provide local families with more opportunities to walk and bike safely.

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

Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1677
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1677
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

Show full history (1 earlier event)

Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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