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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6197: Relates to requiring navigation systems which utilize GPS technology to provide the actual height of bridges and overpasses along proposed routes

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

S 6197 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring navigation systems which utilize GPS technology to provide the actual height of bridges and overpasses along proposed routes. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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.

Requires navigation systems which utilize GPS technology to provide the legal clearance of bridges or elevated structures along proposed routes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50

“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 CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

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