Authorizes the village of Southampton, town of Southampton, in Suffolk county to establish demonstration programs imposing monetary liability for failure of operators to comply with posted speed limits
Summary
Authorizes the village of Southampton in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to comply with posted maximum speed limits.
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
S7948A
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S7948B
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill version was updated from 'A' to 'B', indicating a revision in the legislative process. The primary substantive change is the reordering of the criteria for selecting photo speed monitoring locations, which now lists 'speeding data' and 'accident history' before 'proximity to facilities for senior citizens.' Additionally, the procedural history was updated to reflect that the bill was amended and recommitted to the committee.
Scope change
The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged; the revision affects only the order of criteria for site selection and the legislative status.
REQUIREMENT
The list of criteria for selecting photo speed violation monitoring locations was reordered to prioritize speeding data and accident history over proximity to senior citizen facilities.
TIMELINE
The bill's procedural status was updated to reflect that it was amended and recommitted to the Transportation Committee.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Oct 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7948B
upper
Oct 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7948A
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Palumbo
RRepublican
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