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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S09056 Summary: BILL NO S09056A &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10066-A

&nbsp SPONSOR COONEY &nbsp COSPNSR HARCKHAM &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp

&nbsp Directs the department of transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of highway construction and maintenance worker safety; directs the department to gather feedback from stakeholders; requires the department to submit a report on its findings and recommendations.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

9056--A Cal. No. 943

IN SENATE

January 28, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sens. COONEY, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT in relation to establishing a comprehensive study examining high- way safety standards and necessary worker protection improvements

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. The New York state department of transportation, in consul- 2 tation with the department of motor vehicles, the governor's traffic 3 safety committee, the thruway authority, and the division of state 4 police, is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a comprehensive 5 study of highway construction and maintenance worker safety. 6 § 2. The department of transportation shall gather feedback on the 7 safety of highway construction and maintenance workers from a broad 8 range of stakeholders, including but not limited to road and bridge 9 construction and maintenance workers, labor unions, road and bridge 10 construction contractors and their associations, project administrators, 11 and municipal officials. The department of transportation shall hold at 12 least three public hearings across the state to gather input from such 13 stakeholders. 14 § 3. The results, findings, and recommendations of the study shall be 15 for study purposes only and shall not be considered binding upon the 16 executive or the legislature in any manner. 17 § 4. The study required by this act shall include, but not be limited 18 to: 19 (a) an examination and review of the impact of the current regulatory 20 framework and other measures used to improve the safety of highway 21 construction and maintenance workers including, but not limited to, the 22 operation of photo speed violation monitoring systems within work zones, 23 the use of a police presence at major active work zones as defined by 24 the commissioner of transportation, the highway construction and mainte- 25 nance safety education program established pursuant to section 224-a of

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14552-05-6

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1 the vehicle and traffic law, the highway construction and maintenance 2 safety education fund established pursuant to section 99-n of the state 3 finance law, and any other applicable law, rule, or regulation; 4 (b) the identification of best practices in the road construction and 5 maintenance industry relating to highway construction and maintenance 6 worker safety that could be implemented to improve the safety of such 7 workers, including methods used in other states or countries; 8 (c) a review and analysis of studies, statistics, and data driven 9 analysis models relating to further improvements in highway construction 10 and maintenance worker safety and protection; 11 (d) a review and analysis of the feedback from stakeholders gathered 12 by the department of transportation pursuant to this act; and 13 (e) anticipated costs associated with implementing new roadway safety 14 measures reviewed as part of the study. 15 § 5. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 16 department of transportation shall submit a report of its findings and 17 recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, 18 the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 19 minority leader of the assembly, and the chairs and ranking members of 20 the senate and assembly transportation committees. The report shall 21 also be published on the department of transportation's public website. 22 § 6. For the purposes of this act, the term "labor union" shall mean a 23 bona fide labor organization which has established itself, and/or its 24 affiliates, as the collective bargaining representative for persons who 25 perform road or bridge construction or maintenance work. 26 § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.

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