---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of green lights on municipal vehicles"
description: "Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal; relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching such a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 811"
citation: "New York A 811 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WALLACE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2022-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16121840-23d8-481f-b9f4-61b4ada52422"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A811"
source_hash: "96fb19286e69c96f419024ab94d14e5e13d6197598298b145d516f1c8f5e2824"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 811 (2021-2022) — Relates to the use of green lights on municipal vehicles

Allows for the use of green lights or alternating green and amber lights on municipal vehicles being used for snow removal; relates to the operation of vehicles when approaching such a parked, stopped or standing hazard vehicle.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A811** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A811&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A811A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A811A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **140–5** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **143–4** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WALLACE — primary (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
- NORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- TAGUE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** PRINT NUMBER 811A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** REPORTED
- **2021-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.71
- **2021-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.71
- **2021-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-24** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.51
- **2022-01-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3532A
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1746
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-08-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-08-17** SIGNED CHAP.504 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16121840-23d8-481f-b9f4-61b4ada52422`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).