S3778E-2011 Actions

• Jun 20, 2012: referred to ways and means
• Jun 20, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 20, 2012: REPASSED SENATE
• Jun 20, 2012: AMENDED BY RESTORING TO PREVIOUS PRINT 3778D
• Jun 18, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3778E
• Jun 18, 2012: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 18, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 18, 2012: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
• May 15, 2012: referred to ways and means
• May 15, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 15, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 14, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 9, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 8, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.725
• May 1, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 3778D
• May 1, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
• Mar 1, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 3778C
• Mar 1, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
• Jan 9, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
• Jun 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1219
• Jun 13, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 10, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 3778B
• Jun 10, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
• Mar 22, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 3778A
• Mar 22, 2011: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
• Mar 3, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S3778E-2011 Calendars

S3778E-2011 Votes

S3778E-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3778E

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to
one-way or round trip
tickets purchased
for use on the Long Island Rail Road
and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To eliminate the cost of mandated
surcharges for the cancellation of one-way or round trip Long Island
Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company tickets within
six months of their original purchase.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Creates Section 1266-j of the public
authorities law; requiring the Metropolitan Transit Authority to
extend the validity of one-way or round trip Long Island Railroad and
Metro-North Railroad tickets to six months from the date of purchase
and to reimburse one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price for
unused one-way or round Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North
Commuter Railroad Company tickets returned within six months of the
date of purchase and prohibiting the assessment of any surcharge or
processing fee for the returned ticket.

JUSTIFICATION:
On December 30, 2010, the Metropolitan Transit
Authority (MTA) Board adopted a new refund policy for tickets
purchased for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North
Commuter Railroad Company. The recently instituted policy invalidates
Unused One Way and Round Trip tickets within two weeks of the
purchase date. For a full refund, any unused tickets must be returned
within 30 days of the purchase date. Prior to this policy's
enactment, LIRR and Metro-North tickets had been valid for up to six
months.

This legislation will prolong the use of tickets for a reasonable
amount of time.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.3778D (2012) - Passed Senate
S.3778B (2011) - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

S3778E-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 3778--E
 Cal. No. 725
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 March 3, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MARTINS, FUSCHILLO, SKELOS, STAVISKY -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said
 committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported
 favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
 ordered  to  a  third  reading,  passed by Senate and delivered to the
 Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading,
 amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
 third reading
 

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  one-way  or
 round  trip tickets purchased for use 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-j to read as follows:

 

S 1266-J. LONG ISLAND RAIL  ROAD  AND  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 COMPANY; REIMBURSEMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
 ONE-WAY  OR  ROUND TRIP TICKET PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
 ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR SIX
 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL  REIMBURSE  ONE
 HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE  PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY UNUSED LONG ISLAND RAIL
 ROAD OR METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD  COMPANY  ONE-WAY  OR  ROUND  TRIP
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09820-12-2
 
       S. 3778--E                          2
 TICKET  TO  THE  BEARER  OF  SUCH  TICKET,  PROVIDED THAT SUCH TICKET IS
 RETURNED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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