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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7856: Relates to components of instruction for accident prevention courses

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 7856 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to components of instruction for accident prevention courses. Primary sponsor: Pam Helming (Republican/Conservative). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED 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.

Requires that accident prevention courses include components of instruction in portable electronic device awareness and cannabis use awareness.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pam HelmingPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO TRANSPORTATION
  2. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  3. COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1452
  7. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sources

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