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Senate Bill S7090A

2023-2024 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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2023-S7090 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2570
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10189
2015-2016: A4699
2017-2018: A3752
2019-2020: A4869
2021-2022: S9188, A3991
2025-2026: S4937, A1906

2023-S7090 - Summary

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

2023-S7090 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7090 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7090
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  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-m to read as follows:
   § 1266-M. 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.
                                                            LBD00896-01-3

2023-S7090A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2570
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10189
2015-2016: A4699
2017-2018: A3752
2019-2020: A4869
2021-2022: S9188, A3991
2025-2026: S4937, A1906

2023-S7090A (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.

2023-S7090A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7090A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7090--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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-n to read as follows:
   §  1266-N.  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.
                                                            LBD00896-03-3

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