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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 494: Relates to driver education

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 494 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to driver education. Primary sponsor: Bill Magnarelli (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S3249.

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.

Adds courses at a licensed New York state driving school approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles to the list of driver education providers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill MagnarelliPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S3249
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.331
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.331
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  8. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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