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A03536 Summary:

A03536 Actions:

A03536 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:31/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Absent
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Absent
Walker
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Absent

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:19/9  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Glick
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Magnarelli
Excused
Reilly
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Nay
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Nay
Benedetto
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A03536 Floor Votes:

A03536 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A3536
 
SPONSOR: Santabarbara

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring navi-
gation systems utilizing GPS technology to identify the height of any
bridge or overpass along a proposed route
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
This legislation mandates that navigation systems and electronic'•maps
furnish users with the legal clearance height information of bridges and
overpasses along proposed routes. The primary objective is to mitigate
the rising number of bridge strikes in New York due to ineffective warn-
ings from GPS systems.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
The bill introduces Section 390-f to the general business law, stipulat-
ing that navigation systems and electronic maps using GPS, guiding motor
vehicle drivers along proposed routes, must incorporate the legal clear-
ance height of each bridge or overpass. It also states that a system is
in compliance if it includes legal clearance heights on proposed routes
and informs on its system that drivers and users are the ones responsi-
ble to comply with vehicle height and weight restrictions' and other
traffic laws.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Increased traffic, guided by navigation systems and apps with GPS, has
led to a surge in bridge strikes in New York. This legislation aims to
address this issue by compelling GPS systems to provide comprehensive
warnings about the clearance heights of bridges and overpasses, with the
goal of ultimately reducing the occurrence of bridge strikes.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

A03536 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3536
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring navi-
          gation systems utilizing GPS technology to identify the height of  any
          bridge or overpass along a proposed route

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  390-f to read as follows:
     3    § 390-f. Global positioning system navigation. 1. No electronic map or
     4  navigation system which utilizes global positioning system  (GPS)  tech-
     5  nology  to  direct the driver of a motor vehicle to a specified destina-
     6  tion along a proposed route or routes shall be offered for use  or  sale
     7  in  this  state  unless such map or navigation system provides the legal
     8  clearance of each bridge or elevated structure along  a  proposed  route
     9  generated  in  response  to a request or information provided by a user.
    10  For the purposes of this section, the term "legal clearance" shall  have
    11  the  same meaning as such term is used in title eight of the vehicle and
    12  traffic law requiring signs with such legal clearance to  be  posted  at
    13  all  bridges  and elevated structures on highways under the jurisdiction
    14  of the department of transportation,  other  state  authorities,  county
    15  superintendents of highways, towns, cities and villages.
    16    2.  No  electronic  map  or navigation system shall be in violation of
    17  this section, provided that such electronic  map  or  navigation  system
    18  includes  accurate and updated legal clearance information to the great-
    19  est extent practicable and instruction,  through  terms  of  service  or
    20  elsewhere on the map or system, that the driver or user shall be respon-
    21  sible  for  such  driver  or  user's  vehicle complying with all vehicle
    22  height and weight restrictions or all laws of the road.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    24  it shall have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06698-01-5

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