Assembly Bill A2271

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for free public transportation of senior citizens

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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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2019-A2271 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-d, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A323
2011-2012: A7612
2013-2014: A1543
2015-2016: A1096
2017-2018: A49

2019-A2271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free public transportation for senior citizens.

2019-A2271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2271
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred 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:
   §  15-D.  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. SENIOR CITIZENS
 SHALL RECEIVE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FREE OF CHARGE.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD00122-01-9

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