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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2061: Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses

Passed one chamber 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

S 2061 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses. Primary sponsor: Jeremy Cooney (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 certain presumptions for reckless driving and the implementation of a reckless driving and vehicular violence awareness component of the pre-licensing course for driver's licenses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy CooneyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  3. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  4. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  5. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  6. PASSED SENATE
  7. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  8. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  9. 1ST REPORT CAL.782
  10. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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