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Assembly Bill A7625
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Mark J.F. Schroeder
Darryl Towns
Barbara Clark
Adriano Espaillat
multi-Sponsors
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Aileen Gunther
George Latimer
Vito Lopez
2009-A7625 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A7625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7625 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, SCHROEDER, TOWNS, CLARK, ESPAILLAT, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DIAZ, EDDINGTON, GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, LATIMER, V. LOPEZ, MAYERSOHN, SEMINERIO, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter- ans to ride public transportation free of charge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 245-a to read as follows: S 245-A. FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; CERTAIN WAR VETERANS. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY CONTRACT, A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PERFORMED MILITARY SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF WAR SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS OR HER RETURN TO THIS STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, TO RIDE FREE OF CHARGE ON EVERY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN THIS STATE. THE COMMIS- SIONER OF TRANSPORTATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NOT-FOR-PRO- FIT ENTITY UTILIZING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PROVIDE OR CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIF- IC CLIENT GROUPS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10984-01-9
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