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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 4901: Relates to autonomous vehicle driving

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 4901 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to autonomous vehicle driving. Primary sponsor: Brian Cunningham (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 4901B.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that a person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets certain conditions; defines terms; requires insurance and that such vehicle is registered as a fully autonomous vehicle; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian CunninghamPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Stacey Pheffer AmatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Keith PowersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 4901B
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
  3. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  4. PRINT NUMBER 4901A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
  6. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source