NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1616A

Senate Bill S1616A

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017	signed chap.483
Dec 06, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2017	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.667 substituted for a2512
Jun 13, 2017	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1400 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 10, 2017	print number 1616a
Feb 10, 2017	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 10, 2017	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S1616A
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  Jun 5, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S1616A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2017
      
      aye (21)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Dilan
      
      Krueger
      
      Squadron
      
      excused (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S1616 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2512
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3840, A4775
2013-2014: S2109, A434
2015-2016: S2266, A417

2017-S1616 - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

2017-S1616 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1616

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
the metropolitan transportation authority to establish an expired fare
transfer policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To ensure that riders of the Metropolitan Transit Authority
mass-transit system do not forfeit pre-paid funds due to
administrative decisions relating to the expiration of said funds
after a certain time period.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a
new section, 1266-k, which would require the Metropolitan Transit
Authority to establish an expired fare transfer policy that may be
amended from time to time. The policy is required to provide MetroCard
holders with the ability to transfer the balance from an expired
MetroCard to a new MetroCard for two years after the fare is deemed
expired.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed on July 1, 2022.

 EXISTING LAW :

None

 JUSTIFICATION :

Currently upon purchasing a pay-per-ride MetroCard the rider is given
an expiration date that typically ranges anywhere from six months to
two years' time. During this time, the MetroCard holder can use the
card until the balance he or she has pre-paid is spent. When the
expiration date is reached, the rider then has two years within which
he or she can transfer the remaining balance of the expired card to a
new MetroCard. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has
administratively decided that after two years has passed, any
unclaimed balance will no longer be refunded. This bill would ensure
that the MTA cannot change this policy to reduce the refund period
from two to one year.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.2266-A - Referred to Transportation
2015: S.2266 - Referred to Transportation
2013-14: S.2109 - Referred to Transportation both years
2011-12: S.3840 - Referred to Transportation both years

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed on July 1, 2022.

2017-S1616 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1616
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transportation authority to  establish  an  expired  fare
   transfer  policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   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-k to read as follows:
   § 1266-K. EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER POLICY.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AN EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER
 POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE
 ANY  PERSON  WHO  PURCHASES A FARE THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER ANY REMAINING
 BALANCE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH FARE IS DEEMED EXPIRED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2022.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03495-01-7

2017-S1616A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2512
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3840, A4775
2013-2014: S2109, A434
2015-2016: S2266, A417

2017-S1616A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

2017-S1616A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1616A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to
establish an expired fare transfer policy; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To ensure that riders of the Metropolitan Transit Authority
mass-transit system do not forfeit pre-paid funds due to
administrative decisions relating to the expiration of said funds
after a certain time period.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a
new section, 1266-k, which would require the Metropolitan Transit
Authority establish an expired fare transfer policy within ninety days
of the enactment of this new section that may be amended from time to
time. The policy is required to provide MetroCard holders with the
ability to transfer the expired far balance from an existing MetroCard
to a new MetroCard for two years after the fare is deemed expired.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed on December 31,

2022.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Currently upon purchasing a pay-per-ride MetroCard the rider is given
an expiration date that typically ranges anywhere from six months to
two years time. During this time, the MetroCard holder can use the
card until the balance he or she has pre-paid is spent. When the
expiration date is reached, the rider then has two years within which
he or she can transfer the remaining balance of the expired card to a
new MetroCard. The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has
administratively decided that after two years has passed, any
unclaimed balance will no longer be refunded. This bill would ensure
that the MTA cannot change this policy to reduce the refund period
from two to one years.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.2266-A - Referred to Transportation
2015: S.2266 - Referred to Transportation
2014: S.2109-A - Referred to Transportation
2013: S.2109 - Referred to Transportation
2012: S.3840 - Referred to Transportation
2011: S.3840 - Referred to Transportation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed on December 31, 2022.

2017-S1616A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1616--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transportation authority to  establish  an  expired  fare
   transfer  policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   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-k to read as follows:
   § 1266-K. EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER POLICY.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL, WITHIN NINETY
 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ESTABLISH  AN  EXPIRED  FARE
 TRANSFER  POLICY  THAT  MAY  BE  AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  SUCH POLICY
 SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES A FARE THE  ABILITY  TO  TRANSFER
 ANY REMAINING BALANCE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH FARE IS DEEMED EXPIRED.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on December 31, 2022.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03495-03-7

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