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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8056: Provides for state liability for potholes on state highways

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 8056 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for state liability for potholes on state highways. Primary sponsor: Gabriella Romero (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

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 for liability of the state to any person who suffers damage as a result of a defect in a state highway.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gabriella RomeroPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Chris EachusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“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. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  2. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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