Senate Bill S8857

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Extends the expiration of Long Island Rail Road tickets purchased during the COVID-19 state of emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • 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-S8857 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2816

2019-S8857 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the expiration of Long Island Rail Road tickets purchased before or during the COVID-19 state of emergency to one year from the date of purchase.

2019-S8857 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8857
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BROOKS, KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, KAMINSKY, MARTINEZ, THOMAS
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to extending the
   expiration of Long Island Rail Road tickets purchased before or during
   the COVID-19 state of emergency

   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-l to read as follows:
   §  1266-L. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TICKET EXTENSION; COVID-19.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY ONE-WAY OR  ROUND  TRIP  TICKET
 PURCHASED  FOR  USE  ON  THE  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD BEFORE OR DURING THE
 COVID-19 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER TWO
 HUNDRED TWO AND ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS THERETO, AND  AS
 MAY  BE  FURTHER EXTENDED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECU-
 TIVE LAW, SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17036-01-0

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