NY State Senate Bill S5545A

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
Delivered to Governor
Signed/Vetoed by Governor

Your Voice

Please enter your contact information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

A valid email address is required.

Home address search or enter your address manually *

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Leave this field blank

Actions

view actions (17)

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 23, 2016	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 29, 2016	advanced to third reading
Feb 25, 2016	2nd report cal.
Feb 24, 2016	1st report cal.210
Jan 06, 2016	referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 17, 2015	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 08, 2015	amended on third reading 5545a
Jun 02, 2015	advanced to third reading
Jun 01, 2015	2nd report cal.
May 28, 2015	1st report cal.1028
May 14, 2015	referred to transportation

Votes

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

Original

A (Active)

Co-Sponsors

S5545 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7850
Current Committee:: Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2164, A1770
2019-2020: S1318, A2131
2021-2022: A774
2023-2024: A686

S5545 - Summary

Relates to a half fare rate program in the MTA for veterans.

S5545 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5545

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a half fare
rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans

PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize the metropolitan transportation authority
(MTA) and any of its subsidiary corporations to establish and implement
a half fare rate for veterans.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one authorizes the MTA and its subsidiary corporations which
include Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad to establish and imple-
ment a half fare rate for veterans.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently the MTA provides a half fare rate program for those with seri-
ous mental illness.

JUSTIFICATION:

Those who serve our country in the armed forces deserve not only our
respect, but our gratitude for the sacrifices and risks that they are
willing to take to preserve our freedoms. Veterans should be entitled to
certain benefits that express that gratitude for their service.

This bill would provide a half fare program for New York State residents
who have served as a member of our armed forces. New York has one of
highest veteran populations in the country with a strong concentration
of residents in the MTA region. However, according to the US Department
of Veterans Affairs, our state has lost almost between 30 and 35% of our
veteran population between 2000-2015 which in part can be attributed to
the state's high cost of living, particularly in the MTA region. By
making the MTA region more affordable to live and travel in, we hope to
keep veterans in our state.

The MTA has established a half fare program for those with a serious
mental illness and this would expand that program to those who should be
recognized for their service to our country.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Nominal fiscal implication to the MTA.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S5545 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5545

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO,  CROCI,  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a half fare
  rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  16 of section 1266 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and  any
of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a half fare
rate program for, (A) persons with serious mental illness who are eligi-
ble to receive supplemental security income benefits as defined pursuant
to  title  sixteen  of  the  federal social security act and section two
hundred nine of the social services law, AND (B) VETERANS. FOR  PURPOSES
OF THIS SUBDIVISION "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE  UNITED  STATES  WHO SERVED AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED
UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE
UNITED STATES OR AN ALIEN LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT  RESIDENCE  IN
THE  UNITED STATES AND WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE
TIME OF APPLICATION FOR THE HALF FARE RATE PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11168-01-5

Co-Sponsors

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7850
Current Committee:: Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S2164, A1770
2019-2020: S1318, A2131
2021-2022: A774
2023-2024: A686

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a half fare rate program in the MTA for veterans.

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5545A

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a half fare
rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans

PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize the metropolitan transportation authority
(MTA) and any of its subsidiary corporations to establish and
implement a half fare rate for veterans.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one authorizes the MTA and its subsidiary corporations which
include Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad to establish and
implement a half fare rate for veterans.

Section two establishes the immediate effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently the MTA provides a half fare rate program for those with
serious mental illness.

JUSTIFICATION:

Those who serve our country in the armed forces deserve not only our
respect, but our gratitude for the sacrifices and risks that they are
willing to take to preserve our freedoms. Veterans should be entitled
to certain benefits that express that gratitude for their service.
This bill would provide a half fare program for New York State
residents who have served as a member of our armed forces. New York
has one of highest veteran populations in the country with a strong
concentration of residents in the MTA region. However, according to
the US Department of Veterans Affairs, our state has lost almost
between 30 and 35% of our veteran population between 2000-2015 which
in part can be attributed to-the state's high cost of living,
particularly in the MTA region. By making the MTA region more
affordable to live and travel in, we hope to keep veterans in our
state.

The MTA has established a half fare program for those with a serious
mental illness and this would expand that program to those who should
be recognized for their service to our country.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Nominal fiscal implication to the MTA.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


Immediately.

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5545--A
    Cal. No. 1028

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERINO,  CROCI,  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
  and second report, ordered to a 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 a half fare
  rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  16 of section 1266 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and  any
of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a half fare
rate program for, (A) persons with serious mental illness who are eligi-
ble to receive supplemental security income benefits as defined pursuant
to  title  sixteen  of  the  federal social security act and section two
hundred nine of the social services law, AND (B) VETERANS. FOR  PURPOSES
OF THIS SUBDIVISION "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE  UNITED  STATES  WHO SERVED AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED
UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH SERVICE, AND PRESENTS AN AUTHOR-
IZED VETERAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND WHO IS A  CITIZEN  OF  THE  UNITED
STATES  OR  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY  ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE
UNITED STATES AND WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME
OF APPLICATION FOR THE HALF FARE RATE PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11168-02-5

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

The New York State Senate

senate Bill S5545A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate

Your Voice

Actions

Votes

Mar 23, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 23, 2016

Feb 24, 2016 - Transportation committee Vote

Transportation Committee Vote: Feb 24, 2016

Jun 17, 2015 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2015

May 28, 2015 - Transportation committee Vote

Committee Vote: May 28, 2015

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S5545 - Details

S5545 - Summary

S5545 - Sponsor Memo

S5545 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Details

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments

senate Bill S5545A

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate

Your Voice

Actions

Votes

Mar 23, 2016 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 23, 2016

Feb 24, 2016 - Transportation committee Vote

Transportation Committee Vote: Feb 24, 2016

Jun 17, 2015 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2015

May 28, 2015 - Transportation committee Vote

Committee Vote: May 28, 2015

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S5545 - Details

S5545 - Summary

S5545 - Sponsor Memo

S5545 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Details

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5545A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments