Assembly Bill A170

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to post signage over mass transit seats indicating that individuals should give up their seats for the elderly, pregnant and disabled

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A170 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A586
2019-2020: A182
2021-2022: A147
2023-2024: A80

2025-A170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to post signage over mass transit seats indicating that individuals should give up their seats for the elderly, pregnant and disabled; provides such signage shall be conspicuously posted and visible from all seats; provides costs and expenses to be paid through appropriated funds.

2025-A170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    170
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, OTIS, RAGA -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities  law,  in  relation  to  priority
   seating for pregnant, elderly, and disabled passengers

   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-n to read as follows:
   § 1266-N. PRIORITY SEATING FOR PREGNANT, ELDERLY, AND DISABLED PASSEN-
 GERS.  1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST SIGNAGE, WHICH MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A
 STICKER, IN EACH SUBWAY CAR AND BUS, IN THE MANNER AND OF THE  SIZE  AND
 NUMBER,  SUFFICIENT  TO  BE  VIEWED  BY  PASSENGERS IN ALL PARTS OF SUCH
 SUBWAY CAR AND BUS WHICH STATES, EITHER GRAPHICALLY OR IN THE  LANGUAGES
 THE AUTHORITY DEEMS APPROPRIATE: "PLEASE GIVE UP YOUR SEAT FOR PREGNANT,
 ELDERLY, OR DISABLED PASSENGERS."
   2.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  POST  SIGNAGE, WHICH MAY TAKE THE FORM OF A
 STICKER, DESIGNATING CERTAIN  SEATS  IN  SUCH  SUBWAY  CAR  AND  BUS  AS
 RESERVED  FOR  PREGNANT,  ELDERLY  OR  DISABLED PASSENGERS. SUCH SIGNAGE
 SHALL STATE, EITHER GRAPHICALLY OR IN THE LANGUAGES THE AUTHORITY  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE:  "THESE SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR PREGNANT, ELDERLY, AND DISA-
 BLED PASSENGERS."
   3. IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNAGE REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO  OF
 THIS SECTION, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN ANY LED BANNER SIGNS
 AND ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE IN SUBWAY CARS OR BUSES.
   4. THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES RELATED TO PRIOR-
 ITY  SEATING SIGNAGE FOR PREGNANT, ELDERLY, AND DISABLED PASSENGERS FROM
 ITS OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLEMENT PRIORITY SEATING
 SIGNAGE FOR PREGNANT, ELDERLY, AND DISABLED PASSENGERS WITH FUNDS APPRO-
 PRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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