---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course"
description: "Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1078"
citation: "New York S 1078 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOUNARDES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2022-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a049a668-2e1b-4a2e-b7f3-646a9191f72b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1078"
source_hash: "affa5ff39f48454ea45b85230482bb2017a1e519a25a549352c7537ae38cb60b"
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 S 1078 (2021-2022) — Relates to requiring instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course

Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1078** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1078&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1078A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1078A)
3. **S1078B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1078B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Transportation Vote - Version: A — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Transportation Vote - Version: A — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GOUNARDES — primary (person)
- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BRISPORT — cosponsor (person)
- CLEARE — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- GIANARIS — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- JORDAN — cosponsor (person)
- KRUEGER — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- PERSAUD — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- REICHLIN-MELNICK — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)
- SEPULVEDA — cosponsor (person)
- STAVISKY — cosponsor (person)
- THOMAS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** PRINT NUMBER 1078A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-26** 1ST REPORT CAL.761
- **2021-04-27** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-05-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-20** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** 1ST REPORT CAL.412
- **2022-02-02** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-02-03** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-05** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1078B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-16** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-16** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5084A
- **2022-05-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.298
- **2022-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-23** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-15** SIGNED CHAP.379 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a049a668-2e1b-4a2e-b7f3-646a9191f72b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).