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Senate Bill S4030

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for free public transportation of senior citizens

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2015-S4030 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1096
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง15-d, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1630, A323
2011-2012: S1691, A7612
2013-2014: S701, A1543
2017-2018: A49
2019-2020: A2271

2015-S4030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free public transportation for senior citizens.

2015-S4030 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4030

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation  to  providing  free
  public transportation for senior citizens

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

  Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
15-d to read as follows:
  S  15-D.  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. SENIOR CITIZENS
SHALL RECEIVE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FREE OF CHARGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law, provided, however, that the commissioner  of
transportation  shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for
the implementation of this act on or before such effective date.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03020-01-5

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