Relates to owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with stop signs in the village of Southampton, county of Suffolk
Summary
Permits the village of Southampton located in Suffolk county to adopt local laws to implement a demonstration program imposing monetary liability not to exceed fifty dollars on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator to comply with stop signs; permits such village to install and operate stop sign photo violation monitoring systems as part of such demonstration program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 14, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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What changed between versions
S7947
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new provision requiring all revenue generated from the stop sign photo violation program to be dedicated to law enforcement purposes within the village of Southampton. Additionally, the bill was renumbered to S 7947-A and the committee assignment was updated to reflect that the bill has been amended and is being re-committed to the Transportation Committee.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on owner liability for vehicle violations in Southampton, but the amendment adds a specific restriction on how program revenues must be used.
FISCAL
Added a requirement that all revenues from the stop sign photo violation program must be dedicated to law enforcement purposes within the village of Southampton.
TECHNICAL
Bill was renumbered from S 7947 to S 7947-A and the committee assignment was updated to reflect the bill has been amended and re-committed to the Transportation Committee.
Minor formatting changes to the bill header and page numbering were made during the amendment process.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
May 29, 2025
Senate · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 7947A
May 29, 2025
Senate · Amendment adopted
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
May 14, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Tony Palumbo
RRepublican
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