Assembly Bill A5909

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Allows certain veterans to ride public transportation free of charge

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  • 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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2013-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2878
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §245-a, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7625
2011-2012: A1657, S4153
2015-2016: A8436
2017-2018: A3834
2019-2020: A3274

2013-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans who performed military service during a period of war to ride public transportation free of charge for the year immediately after his or her return to this state.

2013-A5909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5909

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, CLARK, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, V. LOPEZ, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter-
  ans to ride public transportation free of charge

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 245-a
to read as follows:
  S 245-A. FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; CERTAIN WAR VETERANS.    NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY CONTRACT, A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PERFORMED MILITARY  SERVICE
DURING A PERIOD OF WAR SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
HIS OR HER RETURN TO THIS STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, TO RIDE FREE
OF  CHARGE  ON  EVERY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN THIS STATE. THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF TRANSPORTATION IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  TO
CARRY  OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
"TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NOT-FOR-PRO-
FIT ENTITY UTILIZING PUBLIC FUNDS TO  PROVIDE  OR  CONTRACT  FOR  PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIF-
IC CLIENT GROUPS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07237-01-3


              

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