NY State Senate Bill 2013-S2088A

Senate Bill S2088A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement of unused one-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 11, 2014	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1285 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 06, 2014	print number 2088a
May 06, 2014	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 08, 2014	referred to transportation
Jan 10, 2013	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 11, 2014 - Floor Vote
  S2088A
  
  58
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2014
      
      aye (58)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (3)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Smith
  Jun 11, 2014 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2088A
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 11, 2014
      
      aye (19)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Krueger
      
      Little
      
      Perkins
      
      excused (2)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Hassell-Thompson

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2013-S2088 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8806
Current Committee:: Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§1266-j & 1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3778
2015-2016: A7385
2017-2018: A6697
2019-2020: A4902
2021-2022: A3938, A10068
2023-2024: A1268

2013-S2088 - Summary

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.

2013-S2088 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2088 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2088

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARTINS, FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

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
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.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03238-01-3

2013-S2088A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8806
Current Committee:: Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§1266-j & 1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3778
2015-2016: A7385
2017-2018: A6697
2019-2020: A4902
2021-2022: A3938, A10068
2023-2024: A1268

2013-S2088A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2088A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2088A              REVISED 5/27/14

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:  To ensure the validity of any one-way, round-trip or
multi-trip ticket, not purchased for a specific month or unlimited
travel, for one year from date of purchase and, additionally, to
ensure full reimbursement for returned tickets without additional
surcharges, intended for tickets purchased, for use on the Long Island
Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one adds a new 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 one year 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. Additionally creates a new section 1266-k; providing
that additional train fare purchased after boarding by a passenger
with insufficient fare shall be rounded up to the nearest quarter.

Section two sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  Frequent train passengers, who preplan and purchase an
extra ticket for future train rides, run the risk of their investments
being invalid after a short period of time. A one-way ticket is valid
for 90 days, however after 90 days the policy in place does not have
the option of reimbursement. This legislation provides an extension to
the expiration date of purchased tickets to one year and,
additionally, it requires full reimbursement of tickets at its
original value without additional fees. Currently there is a
processing fee of $10 per transaction.

This legislation would provide relief for riders who present an
off-peak ticket or other ticket which must, in MTA parlance, be
"stepped up". Formerly the customer was charged the difference in the
fare rounded up to the next dollar. This legislation will round it up
the next $.25.

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

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Unknown.

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

2013-S2088A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2088--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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  two  new
sections 1266-j and 1266-k 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, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET NOT PURCHASED  FOR  A  SPECIFIC
MONTH OR UNLIMITED TRAVEL, BUT PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE
YEAR  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, ROUND TRIP OR
MULTI-TRIP TICKET TO THE BEARER OF SUCH TICKET, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TICK-
ET IS RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE AUTHORITY IS
PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING ANY SURCHARGE OR PROCESSING FEE FOR THE RETURN
OF ANY SUCH UNUSED ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR  MULTI-TRIP  TICKET  PURCHASED
FOR  USE  ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
  S 1266-K. LONG ISLAND RAIL  ROAD  AND  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
COMPANY;  FARE  AFTER  BOARDING.  ADDITIONAL  TRAIN FARE PURCHASED AFTER
BOARDING BY A PASSENGER POSSESSING  A  TICKET  WITH  INSUFFICIENT  FARE,
SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST QUARTER OF A DOLLAR.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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

                                                           LBD03238-02-4

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