Multiple bills in the New York Legislature would ticket drivers for not shoveling snow and ice off their windshields, Albany's Times Union reported.

The measures would mandate how thoroughly vehicles are cleaned during the winter.

"Cleaning snow off of one's car or truck roof is in line with the responsibility of making sure a vehicle is safe while on the road, just as there are fines for non-working headlights and brake lights," reads A1743, sponsored by Assembly Republicans Michael Spano of Yonkers and James Tedisco of Schenectady. A similar bill - S1523 - sponsored by Spano's brother Nicholas, R-Yonkers, has Republican majority sponsorship in the Senate.

Fines for violators would range from $450 to $1,250 for commercial vehicles. They would range from $150 to $850 for other vehicles. The law wouldn't apply to emergency vehicles and motorcycles.

Neither bill came up for a vote this year. They are carried over to next year.