Assembly Bill A916

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the operation of N.Y. city transit authority subways or trains without a conductor on board

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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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2017-A916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3406
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1205-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3559, S7509
2011-2012: A4065, S1058
2013-2014: A4816, S1625
2015-2016: A6393, S1231
2019-2020: A441, S4890
2021-2022: A1483, S5214
2023-2024: A6455, S6379

2017-A916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the operation of NYC transit authority subways or trains without at least one conductor on board; requires a conductor on any subway or train operated by such authority whenever the subway or train has more than two cars attached to the engine.

2017-A916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    916
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, WALKER, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of  A.  ABBATE,  COLTON, COOK, HOOPER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New York city transit authority to have  at  least  one  conductor  on
   board

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The legislature finds and declares that, the New York city
 transit authority, through its operation of the  New  York  city  subway
 system,  the  largest  public  transit system in the world, provides the
 primary means of commuting for many millions of New York  residents  and
 visitors every day of the week. With an estimated average of over 10,000
 passengers  loaded  onto  each  train during rush hours, the presence of
 trained New York city transit authority personnel, other than the  engi-
 neer, on each train is necessary and should always be required to ensure
 improved safety for passengers during emergencies, which may occur while
 in subway tunnels or traveling over bridges.
   The  legislature  further finds and declares that the tragic events of
 September 11, 2001, which launched the war of  terror  against  America,
 has  tremendously heightened the need to significantly increase security
 and safety for commuters on New  York  city  subway  trains.  Also,  the
 recent  conviction  of Zarein Ahmedzay, who was caught buying explosives
 and admitted to having planned an attack on the  New  York  city  subway
 system  makes it imperative that we recognize the role of conductors and
 other authority personnel assigned on passenger trains as first  respon-
 ders,  and  the  front  line defense to potentially save lives and limit
 casualties in the event of a terrorist attack.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1205-b to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06218-01-7
              

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