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New YorkS 56772025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

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

Sponsored By: James Tedisco (Republican)

Became Law

TRANSPORTATIONWAYS AND MEANS

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Strict privacy for speed camera images

The city can only use camera photos to process liability notices. You can see your images while they are kept, but the public cannot. Release is allowed only with a court-issued warrant or a judge-signed subpoena that shows reasonable cause. The city must destroy images after the final decision or one year, whichever is later. State public-records law also exempts these images from disclosure.

Testing, signs, and bidding for cameras

Each speed camera must pass a daily self-test and have a yearly calibration by an independent lab with a signed certificate. Trained operators must keep signed daily setup logs until related cases are resolved. Warning signs must meet standard traffic rules. Photo evidence must include at least two dated rear images showing the same stationary object. The city must buy or lease equipment using normal competitive bidding rules.

Schenectady school speed cameras with $50 fines

The City of Schenectady runs a demonstration using speed cameras in up to 20 school zones. It runs on school days during school hours and one hour before and after, and during student events plus 30 minutes. If your car, used with your permission, is recorded going more than 10 mph over the limit, you owe $50; ignoring a notice can add up to $25. This is a civil notice only, not a conviction; it does not go on your driving record, and insurers cannot use it. You can contest it at the parking violations bureau; in leases, liability can shift to the lessee if the lessor provides the correct info on time. The program starts 30 days after enactment and ends December 31, 2030.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • James Tedisco

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Patricia Fahy

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 76 • No: 3

committee vote • 6/12/2025

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 19 • No: 1

Senate vote • 6/12/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 57 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.483

    10/27/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    10/24/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/13/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/13/2025House

  5. HOME RULE REQUEST

    6/13/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.666

    6/13/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7669

    6/13/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    6/12/2025House

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/12/2025Senate

  10. PASSED SENATE

    6/12/2025Senate

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1880

    6/12/2025Senate

  12. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    6/12/2025Senate

  13. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    2/27/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    2/27/2025

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