Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 12, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1290 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 08, 2019 |
print number 2779a |
Feb 08, 2019 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 29, 2019 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2779A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S2779 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2481
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A4855
2013-2014: A367
2015-2016: S6484, A2607
2017-2018: S2560, S7862, A3439, A9627
2021-2022: S2745, A1283
2023-2024: S627, A774
2019-S2779 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2779 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards PURPOSE: To ensure that riders of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority mass- transit system do not incur extra costs due to recent cuts in service. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill amends section 1266 of the Public Authorities Law by adding a new subdivision (3-b) that requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to automatically apply two free transfers to each paid fare or rate and be valid for two hours from the time the fare is purchased. These transfers can used to transfer between subways and the buses that are owned and operated by the MTA as well as trans-
2019-S2779 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2779 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards 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 3-b to read as follows: 3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A FARE TRANSFER POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FARE OR RATE WITH AT LEAST TWO TRANSFERS AT NO COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL BE VALID FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01330-01-9
2019-S2779A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2481
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
A4855
2013-2014: A367
2015-2016: S6484, A2607
2017-2018: S2560, S7862, A3439, A9627
2021-2022: S2745, A1283
2023-2024: S627, A774
2019-S2779A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2779A SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that riders of the MTA mass-transit system do not incur extra costs due to recent cuts in service. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision, 3-b to establish a "two free transfers policy," provided the authority shall not pay any costs related to the policy from its operating or capital budgets and may only implement the policy with funds appropri- ated by the state. The two free transfers policy would require two auto- matic free transfers be applied to each paid fare or rate and remain
2019-S2779A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2779--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards 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 3-b to read as follows: 3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A "TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY", PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE AUTHORI- TY SHALL NOT PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY FROM ITS OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLEMENT THE TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR SUCH PURPOSE. THE TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS FOR A SINGLE FARE OR RATE WITH AT LEAST TWO AUTOMATIC FREE TRANSFERS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL BE VALID FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01330-03-9
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