Senate Bill S6875

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the special powers of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Current 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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2025-S6875 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7523
2017-2018: S2150
2019-2020: S1015
2021-2022: S3159
2023-2024: S1214

2025-S6875 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in consultation with the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, to allow riders travelling within the limits of the city of New York to pay a fare for commuter rail service equal to that of a MetroCard ride and for such riders to make free transfers.

2025-S6875 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6875 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6875
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities law, in relation to special
   powers of the authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR  THE  TERMS  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT,  THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
 ROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL  ALLOW  RIDERS TRAVELLING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK TO PAY A FARE FOR COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE EQUAL  TO  THAT
 OF  A  METROCARD RIDE ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT SUBWAYS AND BUSES AND FOR
 SUCH RIDERS TO MAKE FREE TRANSFERS BETWEEN SAID COMMUTER  RAIL  AND  NEW
 YORK CITY TRANSIT SUBWAYS AND BUSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04947-01-5

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