Senate Bill S6379

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6455
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1205-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7509, A3559
2011-2012: S1058, A4065
2013-2014: S1625, A4816
2015-2016: S1231, A6393
2017-2018: S3406, A916
2019-2020: S4890, A441
2021-2022: S5214, A1483

2023-S6379 (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.

2023-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6379
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, ADDABBO, RAMOS, RIVERA, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA,
   STAVISKY -- 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
   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.
                                                            LBD07772-01-3
 S. 6379                             2
              

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