Assembly Bill A3991

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A3991 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9188
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10189
2015-2016: A4699
2017-2018: A3752
2019-2020: A4869
2023-2024: A2570, S7090
2025-2026: A1906, S4937

2021-A3991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation.

2021-A3991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3991
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON, BARRON, L. ROSENTHAL, WALKER, ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, COOK, SEAWRIGHT, DE LA ROSA, DICKENS, TAYLOR, GLICK, WILLIAMS,
   J. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  DILAN,  HYNDMAN,  SIMON,
   SOLAGES  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
   notification  to  customers  of  bed  bug infestations on MTA subways,
   trains and buses
 
   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. NOTIFICATION OF BED BUG INFESTATIONS.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  A  SYSTEM  TO  NOTIFY  CUSTOMERS  OF  BED BUG INFESTATIONS ON
 SUBWAYS, TRAINS AND BUSES, WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF DISCOVERING  SUCH
 INFESTATION.  SUCH  SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE NOTIFICATION THROUGH THE AUTHORI-
 TY'S WEBPAGE, OR BY EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06002-01-1

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