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Assembly Bill A10180B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms

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2025-A10180 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9149
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1279-j, Pub Auth L

2025-A10180 - Summary

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

2025-A10180 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10180
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to expanding
   time-delay mechanisms on emergency exit gates
 
   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 1279-j to read as follows:
   § 1279-J. TIME-DELAY EMERGENCY  MECHANISMS.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 INSTALL  AND  REASONABLY  MAINTAIN  TIME-DELAY  EGRESS MECHANISMS ON ALL
 EMERGENCY GATES AT  ALL  SUBWAY  STATIONS  OPERATED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY.
 FURTHER,  THE AUTHORITY WHEN INSTALLING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM
 SHALL:
   (A) INCLUDE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES (E.G., FIRES,
 POWER FAILURES, EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS); AND
   (B) COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS
 MECHANISMS  AT  UNSTAFFED  STATIONS.  FURTHER,  IF  A  STATION   BECOMES
 UNSTAFFED, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEACTIVATE SUCH TIME-DELAY
 MECHANISM  UNTIL  SUCH  STATION  HAS A TRAINED HUMAN STATION AGENT PHYS-
 ICALLY PRESENT AND ON DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14323-01-5

2025-A10180A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9149
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1279-j, Pub Auth L

2025-A10180A - Summary

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

2025-A10180A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10180--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to time-delay
   mechanisms on emergency exit gates

   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 1279-j to read as follows:
   § 1279-J. TIME-DELAY EMERGENCY MECHANISMS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  INSTALL AND OPERATE TIME-DELAY
 EGRESS MECHANISMS ON EMERGENCY EXIT GATES AT SUBWAY STATIONS OPERATED BY
 THE AUTHORITY.  THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING SUCH  TIME-
 DELAY  EGRESS  MECHANISMS  AT  UNSTAFFED  STATIONS. IF A STATION BECOMES
 UNSTAFFED, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEACTIVATE SUCH TIME-DELAY
 MECHANISM UNTIL SUCH STATION HAS A TRAINED  HUMAN  STATION  AGENT  PHYS-
 ICALLY  PRESENT  AND ON DUTY.   FURTHER, ANY TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM
 UTILIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL:
   (A) INCLUDE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT  OF  EMERGENCIES,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO FIRES, POWER FAILURES, AND EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS; AND
   (B) COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14323-02-6

2025-A10180B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9149
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1279-j, Pub Auth L

2025-A10180B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

2025-A10180B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10180--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee  --  again  reported  from  said  committee with amendments,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  time-delay
   mechanisms on emergency exit gates
 
   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 1279-j to read as follows:
   §  1279-J. TIME-DELAY EMERGENCY MECHANISMS. 1. THE AUTHORITY MAY OPER-
 ATE TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISMS  ON  EMERGENCY  EXIT  GATES  AT  SUBWAY
 STATIONS  OPERATED  BY THE AUTHORITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH MECH-
 ANISMS SHALL ONLY BE UTILIZED AT STATIONS WHERE PERSONNEL ARE PHYSICALLY
 PRESENT AND AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES OR  OPERATIONAL  ISSUES,
 OR  DURING  A  TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION.
   2. IN THE EVENT PERSONNEL BECOME TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO  SHIFT
 CHANGES,  BREAKS,  OR  OTHER  TEMPORARY INTERRUPTIONS, THE AUTHORITY MAY
 CONTINUE OPERATION OF ANY TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM FOR A  PERIOD  NOT
 TO EXCEED TWO HOURS. UPON EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
 DEACTIVATE ANY SUCH MECHANISM UNTIL PERSONNEL ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AND
 AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES OR OPERATIONAL ISSUES.
   3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY
 TO STAFF ANY STATION. HOWEVER, WHERE THE AUTHORITY ELECTS NOT TO PROVIDE
 PERSONNEL  AT A STATION, ANY TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM SUBJECT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE DEACTIVATED.
   4. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY TO  EMERGENCY  EXIT  GATES  UTILIZING
 TIME-DELAY  EGRESS MECHANISMS AND MAY NOT APPLY TO FARE CONTROL GATES OR
 OTHER GATES THAT OPEN UPON PAYMENT OF FARE OR VALID FARE MEDIA.
   5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CONFLICT WITH  APPLI-
 CABLE  FEDERAL,  STATE, OR LOCAL BUILDING CODE, FIRE SAFETY, OR ACCESSI-
 BILITY REQUIREMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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