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Senate bill · S9238 (2025-26)

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of New Rochelle

New York State Senate

Same as A10903, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Aug 14, 2026

Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (State Senator, District 37, Democratic/Working Families)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 23, 2026. About our data

Summary

Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of New Rochelle; repeals authorization of program December 31, 2031.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section one amends the vehicle and traffic law to authorize the City of New Rochelle to impose monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle using a speed violation monitoring system for not obeying the posted speed limit in a school zone. The city is authorized to operate speed cameras in up to three school speed zones and may use them on a school day, during, one hour before, and one hour after school hours, and during, thirty minutes before and thirty minutes after a period of student activities. Speed data, crash history and roadway geometry must all be considered by the city when determining where to install and operate the devices. This section also sets the conditions that a speed violation monitoring system must satisfy each day before it is used and annual calibration requirements. Finally, section one requires that the City of New Rochelle prepare a yearly report for the legislature and the executive on the pilot program for the duration of the program. Section two amends the public officers law to allow photographs, micro- photographs, videotape or .other recorded images captured by the speed violation monitoring system authorized by the vehicle and traffic law to be exempt from Freedom of Information Law requests. Section three requires that the purchase or lease of equipment by the City of New Rochelle to carry out this program must be subject to the provisions of section 103 of the general municipal law. Section four sets the effective date.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

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

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The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

Speeding endangers every community in New York. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speeding drivers are at a higher risk for loss of control of their vehicle, reduce the effec- tiveness of occupant protection equipment, require an increased stopping distance after the driver perceives a danger, and increase the likeli- hood of a crash being severe. Consequently, driving above the posted speed limit is a factor in 29% of traffic related fatalities nationwide. This danger is magnified in school zones where large numbers of students are arriving by bus or on foot and are often outside during the school day. To mitigate this danger, New York City implemented the State's first speed camera pilot program. The program has been an overwhelming success. On average, speeding decreased 73% in school zones that had speed cameras added and some areas saw reductions of 90%. Cameras have also proven to be effective at preventing repeat offenses: 46% of driv- ers who received a ticket from these cameras did not receive a second and an additional 19% of drivers did not receive more than two between 2019 and 2021. New York City's program has demonstrated that speed camera programs make streets safer. Other municipalities have since followed the lead of New York City and implemented school speed zone camera programs after state enabling legislation. The City of New Rochelle has requested legislative permission to enact a school speed zone camera program to help make their school zones safer for students and the surrounding communities. This legislation would authorize the city to implement a speed camera program until 2029 to test the efficacy within the city's school zones.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (57) (3) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Transportation

    Senate TransportationMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (12) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Aug 14, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.219

    NY Senate

  2. Aug 7, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.372

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.372

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 2, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

Show full history (12 earlier events)
  1. Jun 2, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A10903

    NY Assembly

  2. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Home Rule Request

    HOME RULE REQUEST

    NY Senate

  4. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  6. May 28, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  7. May 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  8. May 21, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  9. May 20, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  10. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1275

    1ST REPORT CAL.1275

    NY Senate

  11. Apr 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Assembly

  12. Feb 18, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Senate

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