Senate Bill S5353

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from listing a gender on commuter tickets

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5353 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4242
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8617
2021-2022: S5589

2019-S5353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from listing a gender on any commuter passes, tickets or fare cards.

2019-S5353 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5353
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  prohibiting
   the  metropolitan  transportation  authority  from listing a gender on
   commuter tickets

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1266-l to read as follows:
   § 1266-L. PROHIBITION OF GENDER INFORMATION ON COMMUTER PASSES,  TICK-
 ETS  OR  FARE CARDS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, THE
 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  IS  PROHIBITED  FROM  LISTING  A
 GENDER ON ANY COMMUTER PASS, TICKET OR FARE CARD AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFY-
 ING THE OWNER OF SUCH PASS, TICKET OR FARE CARD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05144-01-9

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