Assembly Actions -
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Feb 26, 2025 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A6088
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RA
Current 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
Eric Brown
Keith Brown
2025-A6088 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5778
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1265-c, Pub Auth L
2025-A6088 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to contract with a certified independent public accounting firm for the provision of an independent, comprehensive, forensic audit of the authority to examine redundancies, inefficiencies, and the authority's governance system.
2025-A6088 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6088 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring an independent forensic audit of the metropolitan commuter transportation authority; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof 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 1265-c to read as follows: § 1265-C. INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONTRACT WITH A CERTIFIED INDE- PENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE PROVISION OF AN INDEPENDENT, COMPREHENSIVE, FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE AUTHORITY. SUCH AUDIT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. SUCH AUDIT SHALL EXAMINE REDUNDANCIES, INEFFICIENCIES, AND THE AUTHORITY'S GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. 2. THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDING SUCH AUDIT SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PROVID- ING AUDIT SERVICES IF THE LEAD OR COORDINATING AUDIT PARTNER HAVING PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT, OR THE AUDIT PARTNER RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE AUDIT, HAS PERFORMED AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE AUTHORITY WITHIN ANY OF THE TEN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS OF THE AUTHORITY. 3. THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDING SUCH AUDIT SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING ANY NON-AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE AUTHORITY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AUDIT SERVICES. 4. IT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FOR THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PERFORM FOR THE AUTHORITY ANY AUDIT SERVICES IF: (A) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMPTROLLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER OR ANY OTHER PERSON SERVING IN AN EQUIVALENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05947-02-5
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