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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 979: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving

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 979 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving. Primary sponsor: Rob Rolison (Republican). It lists 8 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.

Establishes the offense of aggravated reckless driving and allows for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used in connection with reckless driving or aggravated reckless driving.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob RolisonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
  3. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  4. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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