Assembly Bill A5384

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for certain tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company to be valid at any time during the day or night

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A5384 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4435
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L

2025-A5384 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company by a senior citizen or a person with a disability shall be valid at any time during the day or night.

2025-A5384 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5384
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain tick-
   ets on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad
   Company

   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. LONG ISLAND RAIL  ROAD  AND  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 COMPANY; CERTAIN DISCOUNT FARES.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW,  ANY  ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET PURCHASED FOR USE ON
 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY
 BY  ANY  SENIOR  CITIZEN OR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY SHALL BE VALID AT
 ANY TIME DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08744-02-5

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